Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Once Upon A Time in Hollywood novel will dig into Cliff Booth’s backstory, which might be exciting for fans since the movie doesn’t really go there. On the latest episode of the Pure Cinema podcast, Tarantino said the novelization, which releases on June 29, will offer special …
Read More »Damien Chazelle's 1920s Hollywood Movie Babylon Sets Cast
The cast appears to be set for Oscar-winning director Damian Chazelle’s new 1920’s movie Babylon, led by Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale), Flea (bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers), and Samara Weaving (Ready Or Not). Also boarding the movie are Rory Scovel, Lukas Haas, Eric Roberts, P.J. Byrne, and Damon …
Read More »ALGS Prize Pool Reaches $2.58 Million After Crowdfunding Campaign
The prize pool for this year’s Apex Legends Global Championship Series (ALGS) will have a massive prize pool. Thanks to a crowdfunding effort, the prize pool will be $2,580,590. “This milestone would not be possible if it wasn’t for the passionate community making Apex Legends one of the most popular …
Read More »Madden 22 Cover Will Be "A Little Different," EA CEO Says
EA Sports will reveal Madden NFL 22 “soon enough,” and the cover might not be what you expect. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said the team at EA Sports is planning something “a little different” for the cover for Madden 22, but he wouldn’t say more. Asked directly by Bloomberg who …
Read More »EA CEO Talks New Battlefield — "I Think It's Going To Be Huge"
EA is gearing up to announce the next Battlefield game on June 9, and ahead of that, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has offered some additional context around the game. Beyond that, what appears to be screenshots from the military shooter have leaked online ahead of the reveal. Speaking to Bloomberg, …
Read More »Quentin Tarantino Talks Retirement And Avoiding Having His Last Movie Be His Worst
Quentin Tarantino has directed nine movies, but will he make a tenth? The director spoke about his plans for the future on the Pure Cinema podcast, saying he hasn’t made a decision about retirement yet, but he wants to avoid the curse he observed of directors ending their careers on …
Read More »New SpongeBob Mobile Game Idle Adventures Takes You To A New Dimension
A new SpongeBob game has been announced for mobile. SpongeBob’s Idle Adventures is coming this summer from developer Kongregate’s San Diego studio, Ultrabit, and it’ll be available as a free-to-play game across iOS and Android. A free-to-play title, Idle Adventures appears to be a The Simpsons Tapped Out-style title where …
Read More »EA's Knockout City Reaches 5 Million Players
EA’s new “dodgebrawl” game Knockout City opted for an usual launch strategy, with the game being offered completely free as part of a Block Party trial for the first 10 days. This approach seemed to work wonders to attract players, as the game’s Twitter account has announced that Knockout City …
Read More »Mark Strong Got Drunk With Daniel Craig And Botched His 007 Villain Audition
Actor Mark Strong auditioned to play a James Bond villain years ago, but his tryout didn’t go so well because he got hammered the night before with Daniel Craig. Strong recalled this story in an appearance on Sky One’s There’s Something About Movies as part of his promotional tour for …
Read More »PS5 Astro's Playroom Dev Team Asobi Is Now Its Own Studio
The developer of the PS5 launch title Astro’s Playroom is now its own studio and is expanding. It was announced on the PlayStation Blog that Team Asobi, which is based in Tokyo, is now its own studio. Previously, it was part of Japan Studio, which is winding down. Nicolas Doucet …
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