Superhero movies, it seems, have a fixed relationship with the Academy. Despite the best efforts from esteemed filmmakers like Joss Whedon, Joe and Anthony Russo as well as Christopher Nolan, the only Oscar category that the genre is recognised in is the technical ones — be it sound editing, visual effects or best costume design — with the odd nod here and there for supporting actors.
Depending on how closely you follow AMC’s The Walking Dead, you’ve probably stumbled across a fair share of fan theories that stipulate the arc of Robert Kirkman’s post-apocalyptic world. How did this global pandemic start? Is there a patient zero? And, perhaps most enticingly, how will the story of Rick Grimes and co. end?
When Microsoft acquired Mojang — and, subsequently, the Minecraft IP — earlier this year in a deal worth $2.5 billion, fans of the sandbox title were understandably apprehensive about the future of the property. Would Microsoft implement changes that would tarnish the appeal of the world-creation game? Or would the publisher see dollar signs and immediately sanction a sequel?
As the four corners of the gaming industry gear up for yet another entry into Activision’s Call of Duty franchise, Infinity Ward and Treyarch are offering ardent fans the chance to sharpen their proverbial trigger fingers all this week with double XP across Call of Duty: Ghosts and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Platinum Games’ long-awaited sequel Bayonetta 2 has debuted in seventh place in the UK’s all-format charts, with FIFA 15 extending its impressive run at number one for a fifth consecutive week.
During the 32nd Annual Golden Joystick Awards in London — which also brought us the stunning opening cinematic for The Witcher III: Wild Hunt — Sony premiered the latest trailer for its upcoming Victorian-era exclusive, Bloodborne.
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt will look to conclude Geralt’s odyssey in style when it launches across PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on February 24th, 2015.
After simmering on the brink of development for almost two years, producer Ed Pressman (American Psycho, Wall Street) confirmed that the rebooted version of The Crow is aiming to enter production in spring of next year, with Luke Evans still on board to play the iconic lead role.
Few directors in the British film industry have shot to fame quite like Ben Wheatley. Having shot his directorial debut Down Terrace in a mere nine days, the idiosyncratic filmmaker continued his streak with year later with Kill List, then 2012’s jet-black comedy Sightseers before releasing last year’s visceral A Field In England.
