Actress Ana de Armas has joined Daniel Craig in believing that a woman should not play James Bond but that there should be bigger, more significant roles for women in the 007 series going forward. Speaking to The Sun, de Armas said, “There’s no need for a female Bond. There …
Read More »Former GTA 5 Boss' Studio Hires Ex-2K, PlayStation Veterans For New Game, Everywhere
Former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies’ new studio, Build A Rocket Boy, has made some major hires as development continues on its debut title, the very ambitious-sounding Everywhere. Build A Rocket Boy has hired former SCE Liverpool Studio director Mick Hocking to become its chief development officer, while Murray Pannell …
Read More »George R.R. Martin Comments On "Rivalry" With LOTR: "It's Not A Death Match"
Author George R.R. Martin has once again commented on the so-called “rivalry” between Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings. This has been a much-discussed topic for years, given the size and stature of both epic fantasy stories, and it’s come to light again now that the next …
Read More »The Last Of Us, Uncharted Co-Director Starts New Studio, Aims To Make "Small-ish" Games
The Last of Us co-director Bruce Straley has started a new game studio. The studio is called Wildflower Interactive, and it’s described as a team of “good people making good games.” Straley, who is the studio director, said in the announcement video (below) that Wildflower has already found an “exciting” …
Read More »Simon Pegg Says Star Wars Fans Are The "Most Toxic" Right Now
Actor Simon Pegg has commented on toxicity in the entertainment sphere, calling out Star Wars fans as the “most toxic” right now among all popular entertainment franchises. On the Jim and Sam radio show for SiriusXM, Pegg–who appeared in 2015’s The Force Awakens as Unkar Plutt–was asked which entertainment franchise …
Read More »A Quiet Place: Day One Delayed To 2024
The upcoming prequel to A Quiet Place has been delayed. Paramount Pictures announced on Tuesday that A Quiet Place: Day One will be released in theaters on March 8, 2024, according The Hollywood Reporter. This is a about a six-month delay from its previous September 22, 2023 release date. It’ll …
Read More »Jordan Peele's Nope Is Expected To Make More Than Get Out But Less Than Us In First Domestic Weekend
Jordan Peele’s new movie Nope comes to theaters this Friday, July 22, and it’s expected to put up big numbers at the box office, but not the highest ever for the Oscar-winning director. Nope, which is released by Jurassic World studio Universal, is projected to bring in about $50 million …
Read More »HBO Exec On Game Of Thrones Season 8 Backlash — "Twitter Is Not Real Life"
An HBO executive and George R.R. Martin himself have commented on the backlash to Game of Thrones’ final season. The eighth and final season of the acclaimed fantasy show was a ratings juggernaut, but many commented that its storylines felt rushed and the ending, overall, was unsatisfying. In an interview …
Read More »Netflix's Ad-Tier May Not Include All Content
Netflix is rolling out a new ad-based subscription tier, and it might not include the platform’s entire library of content. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said as part of the company’s latest earnings briefing that, at least of right now, the plan is for most–but not all–of Netflix’s content to be …
Read More »Thor: Love And Thunder Director Wants To Make A Low-Budget Thor Movie With No Fighting
Thor: Love and Thunder ends with text card that reads, “Thor will be back.” As it turns out, writer-director Taika Waititi had no idea this would appear in the movie, and star Chris Hemsworth apparently did not either. Waititi recently spoke about this, as well as his future plans for …
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