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Video game publisher Konami has recently been trying to regain some of their fans after years of poor business decisions. They lost fans over the infamous fallout with Hideo Kojima and the focus on gambling and mobile games. Now they will be remaking one of the most popular entries in the Metal Gear franchise Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

In preparation for the remake’s release and the 20th anniversary of the original on the PlayStation 2, a video presentation was posted. The video featured original Naked Snake actor David Hayter, along with two other actors-actress Lori Alan who played The Boss and actress Jodi Benson who was revealed to have voiced Snake’s love interest Eva.

For the past two decades Jodi Benson herself was never officially named as the voice of Eva, instead going under the name “Suzetta Miñet”.

For years fans have debated over who was the...

In the case of a troubled TV show, few things are more powerful than a passionate (read: loud) fan base. Fandom fervor can often be the one thing standing between a series and outright cancellation, even if a renewal isn't immediate.

So it was for "Warrior Nun," a Netflix Original based on the American manga "Warrior Nun Areala." The series follows Ava (Alba Baptista), a young girl who's accidentally resurrected by an ancient Catholic relic and later joins a secret order of... well, warrior nuns. It was something of a cult hit, attracting fans who were hungry for queer representation and general female badassery on screen. Their love for "Warrior Nun" kept the series alive: the fans campaigned hard for another season of the series, and Netflix eventually obliged. Unfortunately, that same strategy wouldn't work for season 2.

"Warrior Nun" returned in November 2022, but its second season failed to meet Netflix's shrewd viewership standards.

In the world of film and TV, most people tend to think of the director as the one in charge of everything. While they play a huge role, it’s super important to remember that the screenwriter is also a key player in creating the project. Sometimes, the same person fills both roles, but often the director is just the director, and the writer is someone else entirely.

Still from Watchmen (Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Zack Snyder was seen as a visionary from the beginning, but when Watchmen was released, that perception kind of changed. The movie didn’t resonate with the general audience, and many laid the blame on the director. However, it turns out that Snyder wasn’t responsible for the issues with the production at all. He merely directed the filming and had no role in developing the plot.

Zack Snyder Did Not Write The Script For...

Kevin Feige may be president of Marvel Studios today, but he got his start in movie producing the first "X-Men" film in 2000. During "X-Men," Feige was one of the biggest Marvel Comics fans on the crew; he smuggled "X-Men" comics to the actors after director Bryan Singer banned them from the set. I'm sure Feige appreciates his time working on 20th Century Fox's "X-Men" movies (there must be a reason Marvel Studios has been trying to fit them in rather than doing a clean break), but he's steered the MCU in a more colorful direction.

At a press conference for "Deadpool & Wolverine" not too long ago, Feige mentioned one long-standing controversy among comic nerds: how "X-Men" put the heroes in dull black leather costumes instead of the colorful comic book suits. Feige confirmed, as has long been suggested, that these costume designs were trend-chasing "The Matrix". Feige recounted,...

A new episode of the Revisited video series has just been released, and since we covered the 1991 science fiction tokusatsu film The Guyver a couple of months ago, with this episode we’ve decided to circle back and take a look at the sequel to The Guyver, the 1994 release Guyver: Dark Hero (watch it Here) – also known as Guyver 2: Dark Hero, or, if you saw it in the Philippines, Predator 3. You can hear all about it in the video embedded above.

Directed by Steve Wang from a screenplay by Nathan Long that was based on both a story crafted by Wang and the Japanese manga series Bio Booster Armor Guyver by Yoshiki Takaya, Guyver 2: Dark Hero has the following synopsis: A year has passed since he defeated the Cronos Corporation, but Sean Barker continues to struggle with his ability to call upon the powers of the Guyver,...

In a bizarre experiment by a fan, players got to witness a new way to see the iconic character from Metal Gear Solid. A player decided to make a deepfake of this character with the face of his original voice actor, David Hayter, and the result was well-received by fans.

Additionally, players continued experimenting and tried Sam Lake, the creator of Max Payne, with Solid Snake’s body in the new remake, and they liked the result as well. Apparently, this crossover would be very well received. A remake of the popular Konami title is expected to arrive sometime this year.

David Hayter Is the Official Face of Solid Snake in This Version Made by Fans Thanks to an experiment from the fans. David Hayter is now the face of Solid Snake y the new Metal Gear Solid. Image via Konami.

With the announcement of Metal Gear Solid Delta, fans...

Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow became an instant hit among fans after her introduction in 2010’s Iron Man 2. The superheroine was a prominent player in the MCU till 2021’s Black Widow, which was a prequel film and a tribute to her character after she died in Avengers: Endgame. However, the film’s reception proved that it was a bit too late for a movie on her.

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in Iron Man 2 | Marvel Studios

For a very long time, Marvel fans wanted to see a project on Natasha Romanoff. She was the only female superhero in the team before we got others like Captain Marvel and Wasp after many years. But Lionsgate planned a Black Widow movie in 2004, even before the start of the MCU, if some underwhelming female-led films had not intervened.

What led Lionsgate to scrap their planned Black Widow project?

Scarlett Johansson in...

“X-Men” screenwriter David Hayter recently told TMZ that he is thrilled by Alan Cumming’s recent revelation that the 2003 sequel “X2: X-Men United” is the “gayest film” the actor has ever worked on in his career. Cumming starred as the mutant Nightcrawler in the comic book movie. Hayter, who had sole screenwriting credit on the original “X-Men” movie, co-wrote the “X2” script with Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris.

“I was thrilled Alan Cumming called ‘X2’ the gayest film he’d ever worked on. It made me really happy,” Hayter said. “I’m so glad we did right by him. He’s such an icon for gay rights. Ian McKellen also really recognized the allegory of it from a gay perspective.”

Hayter added that the team’s goal for the “X-Men” movies was to appeal to “anyone who faced hatred or exclusion or judgement and still felt compelled to do the right thing.

X2: X-Men United was released in 2003 to glowing reviews and, in a recent interview, Nightcrawler actor Alan Cumming described it as "the gayest film that I've ever done."

The actor would go on to praise the fact it was directed by a queer director and starred other queer actors, saying the franchise "[helped] people understand queerness, because you can address it in an artistic way, and everyone is less scared of the concept." 

It's no secret that filmmaker Bryan Singer set out to use the X-Men as a means of highlighting bigotry (and the experience of coming out), and writer David Hayter has now shared his enthusiasm for Cumming's take on the iconic team.

"I was thrilled when I heard that Alan Cumming had called X2 the gayest film that he had ever worked on," he told TMZ. "Yeah, it made me really happy. I was so glad that we had done right by him.

When X2, the thrilling follow-up to X-Men (2000), burst into theaters in 2003, could anyone have predicted the everlasting impact it would leave on the superhero genre? Triumphantly applauded for its head-turning action sequences, compelling storyline, and strong script, Bryan Singer’s movie soared beyond mere entertainment to become a cultural touchstone.

Aside from its cinematic prowess, X2—starring Hugh Jackman & Alan Cumming—struck a deep chord with its empathetic nods to outcasts, teens, gays, and minorities. The latter’s praise for the film as one of the “gayest” projects he has worked on mirrors its nuanced approach, which co-writer David Hayter tackled with heartfelt intentionality, as he gladly shared in a recent TMZ interview.

A still from X2 | 20th Century Fox

Furthermore, X2’s underlying allegories of societal exclusion and the search for dignity & respect in adversity were deliberate strokes of writing genius, a meaningful allegory that even Ian McKellen could see from a mile away.

In 2009, Zack Snyder made his foray into the DC Universe with Watchmen, basing it directly on the 1986–1987 DC Comics limited series of the same name. Adapting a grim storyline of a dystopian nature posed its own set of challenges and forced the filmmaker to take concrete steps to address issues within the plot.

Additionally, he led a slew of creative decisions, from casting to the color palette, which went on to become some of his signature elements in the coming installments of his then-upcoming full-fledged DC Extended Universe.

A still from the Zack Snyder Watchmen movie | Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures

In a manner similar to what he did with Man of Steel, the 300 director altered the tone of the plot to suit his version of the adaptation better and, once again, stirred a debate with a hotly debated ending. The conclusion of the dystopian flick involved a significant departure from the comics.

Troy Baker is one of the most prominent voice actors in video games, having voiced Joel Miller in The Last of Us and Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite. Baker was part of Hideo Kojima’s final game for Konami, Metal Gear Solid V, playing Revolver Ocelot. The lead voice actor in the game was replaced by a film actor. When Baker was asked about it, he shared that he wasn’t worried about film actors taking over video game roles.

Troy Baker (credits: @CouchSoup | YouTube)

David Hayter, who played Solid Snake in the previous installments, was removed from Metal Gear Solid V without notice. He was replaced by Kiefer Sutherland as Kojima believed he could also bring the subtle facial movements required for the character.

The Last of Us Actor Troy Baker Wasn’t Worried About Actors Taking On Video Game Roles

Troy Baker as Joel Miller in The Last of Us...

There are almost no actors on this Earth who could ever replace Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in Bryan Singer’s X-Men movies. Portraying the role of Logan, Jackman found worldwide fame and love with the X-Men franchise. However, the road to success wasn’t always smooth.

When he was initially cast in the role of Wolverine, director Bryan Singer claimed that Jackman was “too nice” for Wolverine. As time continued, it was revealed that Singer actually yelled at Hugh Jackman in order to bring some meanness about him while shooting the X-Men movies!

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in and as Deadpool & Wolverine

Bryan Singer Feared Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Was Too Soft!

No. That’s not what we are saying but director Bryan Singer and screenwriter David Hayter felt during the initial days that Jackman was too soft as Wolverine. With the adamantium-claw-wielding mutant having an animal-like ruthlessness, Hugh...

Hugh Jackman has become synonymous with Wolverine after playing the character for so many years. But initially, it took some work for Jackman to nail the character’s rough edges because of his inherent kindness.

Hugh Jackman being too nice worried the ‘X-Men’ crew Hugh Jackman | Jun Sato/WireImage

Jackman is seen as one of Hollywood’s nicest actors. And it appears he was the same way when starting out. However, there were times when he was told that his kindness might actually work against him. He was warned about this as far back as his drama school days by one of his classmates.

“I remember on the last day of drama school, this girl came up to me, we were at a party, it was about 2 in the morning and she was really drunk, and we had been at drama school for years together, and she came up, and she goes,...

Thanks to the X-Men franchise, Halle Berry was once synonymous with the Marvel superhero Storm. But when it was time to reprise her role as the mutant, she couldn’t play the character like she did in the past.

Halle Berry would reprise her role in Storm in ‘X-Men Days of Future Past’ Halle Berry | Susana Gonzalez/ Getty Images

Berry’s role as Storm seemed to increase with each subsequent X-Men film. Although she didn’t play as big of a part in the first movie, she was at the forefront of X2 and especially The Last Stand. After the original X-Men trilogy, the franchise moved in another direction, focusing on a younger version of the cast. But X-Men Days of Future Past saw the younger X-Men interact with older counterparts.

Many former X-Men stars would reprise their roles in Days of Future Past, including Berry. Berry’s Storm...

The video game autuer Hideo Kojima has never failed to surprise fans with his work. Too bad several of his ideas didn’t come to fruition. The Metal Gear Solid creator once desired to develop a zombie game, unlike the typical games in the genre we see today. Players would have had to play it with great care, as they wouldn’t have gotten another chance to.

Hideo Kojima is known for his unique approach to cinematic storytelling in his video games, which is a result of his strong passion for literature and film. And he’s also a fortune-teller; he just doesn’t know it.

Only if Hideo Kojima’s Ideas Were Accepted Would Metal Gear Rising Have Been Different

Kojima guided the Metal Gear series from 1987 to 2015.

‘A Hideo Kojima Game‘ would be all it takes to make the fans go bananas. And in the game, the video game auteur wanted to create,...

Hmm… it seems that Zack Snyder’s Watchmen wasn’t so controversial after all. Although the film was great to every extent, it simply felt too modern for audiences who were just starting to fall in love with superhero movies like Iron Man.

Despite being an underrated film, many directors were involved with the project long before Zack Snyder took the reins. Notable among them was The Bourne Supremacy director Paul Greengrass and his idea of the opening scene of Watchmen was dark dark!

Zack Snyder’s Watchmen (2009)

The Gritty Opening Scene of Watchmen Would Have Referenced Superman!

Paul Greengrass’ fame skyrocketed through the roof after he directed the 2004 film The Bourne Supremacy starring Matt Damon in the lead role. Just a year after that, Greengrass was working on the 2009 DC project Watchmen.

A still from Watchmen

Although the partnership was short-lived, Paul Greengrass had already envisioned how the film was going to be.

15 years after its theatrical release, Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" occupies a curious spot in the history of comic book superhero cinema. While bleak blockbusters like "Dune: Part Two" and "Oppenheimer" might be all the rage in 2024, that wasn't the case when Snyder's film arrived in 2009. The success of "Iron Man" a year earlier signaled a shift in audiences' tastes. The brooding, auteur-led offerings of the 2000s (like "Hulk" and "The Dark Knight") would soon after give way to the studio-mandated crowd-pleasing spectacles of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Snyder's relentlessly downbeat and violent interpretation of writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons' equally grim milestone graphic novel suddenly felt wildly out of tempo with the genre, as did his subsequent vision for the now-kaput DC Extended Universe.

Patrick Wilson, who starred in the film as the tech-whiz Daniel Dreiberg/Nite Owl II, has argued that Snyder's "Watchmen" set the stage...

Hideo Kojima parted ways around nine years ago with Konami following the release of Metal Gear Solid V. The creator couldn’t stand to work with the Japanese publisher after years of being treated poorly. His first solo game was Death Stranding, which released back in 2019. These two universes could be more related than fans know.

The iconic artist Yoji Shinkawa is the Lead Character Designer at Kojima Productions and has been a collaborator of Hideo Kojima’s for decades. He has worked on the design for character in both the Mgs universe and Death Stranding, which means that some details are very similar across both games. The artist has a unique style that is really loved by fans of both franchises.

These connections between Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding are pretty insane This subtle connection between Metal Gear and Death Stranding has Hideo Kojima fans wondering if the...

Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima’s 1998 classic, got a hilarious review featuring David Hayter, Solid Snake’s voice, courtesy of Ricky Berwick. The “not so normal video entertainer” had a special treat for Metal Gear fans as Solid Snake made an appearance.

Ricky Berwick is a Canada-based vlogger who has been diagnosed with Beals-Hecht Syndrome, an incredibly rare genetic disorder. He is famous for his comedy skits and appearances on comedy shows.

Metal Gear fans are truly having a good time with the franchise with at least two more games in the pipeline, although no official release windows have been confirmed yet.

Rickey Berwick Gets Snarky With Solid Snake Ricky Berwick has reviewed Metal Gear Solid.

Ricky Berwick has made a name with his unabashedly-in-your-face brand of comedy that has gained a solid fanbase. Now, in a recently posted video on X, he can be seen getting snarky with Solid Snake.

Warning: this post will contain spoilers for Zack Snyder's "Watchmen."

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' 1986 comic book classic "Watchmen" takes place in the then-present but also in a parallel universe wherein Richard Nixon is still president in the '80s. "Watchmen" took its cues from the superhero comics of the late 1930s while extrapolating history forward, asking what the world would look like if such fantastical beings actually came to be at that time. Naturally, conflicts like the Vietnam War would have ended differently, technology would have advanced by leaps and bounds ... and corruption would've still run rampant. Nixon, thanks to the positive outcome of the Vietnam War, was able to stay in office by repealing term limits. By 1977, however, public opinion had turned against super-vigilantes, and their existence was banned.

Moore and Gibbons were clearly making a comment on the rampant Reagan/Thatcher conservatism that was rolling high in the U.

Konami last year announced something really incredible for the fans: the remake of Metal Gear Solid. The 2004 game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater will have a remake with Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, which has no release date confirmed at the moment.

But Konami is promoting the franchise with a couple of videos on YouTube about Mgs history with the voice of Solid Snake itself, David Hayter. These videos are about the legacy of the Metal Gear franchise in gaming and how its own genre brings stealth to videogames.

David Hayter is traveling through Mgs history by presenting videos from Konami of games in the Metal Gear franchise David Hayter is introducing a series of videos from Konami about the Metal Gear Solid legacy

Metal Gear is probably one of the most important and influential videogame franchises in history. The games created by Hideo Kojima redefined stealth base games.

Metal Gear Solid, the stealth series, is one of the most popular game franchises out there, and the renowned creator and gaming auteur Hideo Kojima has been at the forefront of it. But the fallout between Konami and Kojima has seen the publisher distance his name from the series.

Konami recently released Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 and brought back the classic games. It has now released a video series to recap the Mgs series but has once again disrespected Kojima and snubbed the mention of his name during the recap.

Metal Gear Solid Legacy Video Leaves Out Hideo Kojima

Konami has shared an Mgs series overview video and does not mention Hideo Kojima.

The video titled “Metal Gear Solid Legacy Series Part 1″ was uploaded on Konami’s official YouTube channel and acts as an overview of the games in the franchise. The video sees the return of Solid Snake,...

Metal Gear Solid fans, rejoice! Master Collection Vol. 1 is finally out for purchase on multiple current-gen platforms. To celebrate the feat, Konami have kickstarted a brand-new series on their YouTube channel which contains fun tidbits about the franchise we’ve all grown to love over the years.

The first episode stars none other than David Hayter, the voice behind Solid Snake, Old Snake, and Big Boss. Voicing the iconic character over the years has apparently taken a toll on him, as he has some strong opinions about boxes.

Learn About Metal Gear Solid’s History With Solid Snake

Metal Gear Solid is a timeless franchise beloved by most of the gaming community

In the video, Hayter explains Metal Gears‘ history and why the franchise has been loved by fans for decades. Among the many aspects contributing to its unique identity, one of the most notable reasons for its constant praise...

There are few characters in pop culture cooler than Snake Plissken from John Carpenter's sci-fi classic "Escape From New York." Played by the also impossibly cool Kurt Russell, Plissken is a former U.S. Army Special Forces lieutenant who served in World War III before being wounded and becoming a criminal. In "Escape From New York," he's offered the chance at a pardon by the feds if he can carry out a dangerous rescue mission in Manhattan, which has been turned into a massive prison. Russell would reprise the role in 1996 in order to reteam with frequent collaborator Carpenter on "Escape from L.A.," which sees Snake playing basketball for his life and surfing the L.A. river. Then, around 2004, he had the chance to voice another character named Snake who looks an awful lot like Plissken, but he turned it down.

In a video interview with GQ, Russell explained his...

Actor Kurt Russell recently acknowledged the rumor about the actor turning down the job of voicing Solid Snake in Hideo Kojima’s stealth video game series Metal Gear. The character in the video game was reportedly inspired by Russell’s character, Snake Plissken, in 1981’s Escape from New York. The first game in the series, Metal Gear, was released in 1987.

Kurt Russell in Escape From New York

The main reason why Russell turned down the role is because he wasn’t interested in making money off the character. Since he is a “movie guy,” he was interested in finding something new to work on rather than accepting an offer that “expands” the character. On top of that, Russell wasn’t ready to work without Escape from New York’s director John Carpenter.

Kurt Russell wasn’t interested in voicing Solid Snake

Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 5

In a recent interview with GQ,...

Black Widow's track record in the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn't always been flawless. The highs ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") were certainly high, but the lows ("Avengers: Age of Ultron") were just as low. Still, the operative otherwise known as Natasha Romanoff was always the McU's secret weapon. She practically ran away with every film she appeared in, and for a large part of the franchise's initial run, she was one of the few female characters making a consistent impact. But as Johansson continued to turn in solid supporting performances, it was hard to ignore the fact that she'd yet to get a chance to stand on her own.

By the time Marvel finally delivered a solo Black Widow project, it felt like way too little, too late. "Black Widow" found itself somewhere in the middle of the franchise's 15-year output: it did its title character justice, in a way,...

It is difficult to overstate just how important the first "X-Men" movie was. Back in 2000, Marvel was coming off of its first and only box office hit in the form of "Blade." It was early days for blockbuster films based on Marvel Comics properties. Audiences weren't as feverish about making sure that Hollywood got it right, and filmmakers weren't as beholden to the source material as they are today. To that end, one of Magneto's signature powers was first solidified in this movie. And, most surprising of all, it only came about as a simple solution to a significant plot issue.

Screenwriter David Hayter recently took to Twitter to address a fan's comment, with the fan in question marveling that Magneto's helmet being used to block telepathy was not a thing that concretely existed before 2000's "X-Men." Hayter, in reply, explained why this power was brought into the film,...

Despite a union with SAG-AFTRA and increasing attention paid to the very best voice acting performances in the industry, it’s still easy to take those performances for granted. It’s part and parcel of a medium that still struggles with being recognized as an art form, and one where those union protections don’t yet protect the most vulnerable performers.

Voice acting is often the key to whether a story-heavy game sinks or swims. Granted, it is possible for a game’s voice acting to become iconic, even with a crappy dub. The original Resident Evil is still a meme for B-movie lines like the Jill Sandwich, and Shenmue’s English voice acting, respectfully, flat-out sucks. But a truly remarkable job, like the whole of Final Fantasy Xii or Nolan North’s various appearances as Nathan Drake, reminds us why it’s important to remember our roots, appreciate the creators,...

Natasha Romanoff has been fighting an uphill battle ever since she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man 2. In addition to being the only female Avenger in a boys’ club of super-powered dudes (for a time), plans to give her a solo film kept getting derailed by Marvel’s musical chairs approach to priorities and other extraneous factors. When Marvel finally announced Cate Shortland’s 2021 film Black Widow, some fans felt it was too late for the deceased assassin to spend her time in the sun. Despite the film’s questionable CGI and bizarre positioning in the MCU timetable, Black Widow brings some of the best aspects of the character center stage. Black Widow also gives fans Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), arguably one of Marvel’s best on-screen characters in a post-Endgame world. However, did you know David Hayter (Wolves) almost directed a Black Widow film in 2004? It almost happened,...

The modern comic book movie era -- which began in, take your pick, 1998 with Stephen Norrington's surprise hit "Blade", 2000 with Bryan Singer's bonafide blockbuster "X-Men," or 2002 with Sam Rami's four-quadrant phenomenon "Spider-Man -- might've looked a lot different had certain key players signed on to write and/or direct different projects that were in the works at the same time as the films wound up turning superhero flicks into the dominant genre of the 21st century thus far (though that may be changing).

The period between the release of "Blade" and the shocking success of Jon Favreau's "Iron Man" was rife with maneuvering within multiple studios, particularly when it came to the Marvel Universe. 20th Century Fox controlled the rights to the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, Sony owned Spider-Man, Universal had the Hulk and Sub-Mariner, and New Line battled like hell to make an...

Now underway in northern Italy, the Torino Film Festival is one of the most well-curated international events on the cinematic calendar and one world premiere on our radar is the new feature from Mitch Blummer and Christopher Jason Bell. Failed State, starring Dale Smith, follows our lead character as he spends the majority of his time transporting various goods to people while attempting to carve out a social life in-between. Eventually the weight of work, his declining health, and decaying social relations become too heavy to bear. Ahead of the world premiere this weekend, we’re delighted to exclusively premiere the trailer.

“Many things were on our mind even before 2020 had hit,” the directors said. “The pandemic exacerbated problems and heightened contradictions that were already on the tipping point. After working with Dale on previous shorts, we decided to make another small project but much bigger in scope. We followed...

Warrior Nun is being resurrected. The fantasy drama series, which was canceled by Netflix after two seasons, is set to return as a trilogy of feature films, executive producer Dean English revealed on Tuesday.

Late last month, series creator Simon Barry credited an intense fan campaign to revive the show after its cancellation: “Today I’m happy to officially report that because of your combined voices, passion and amazing efforts — Warrior Nun will return and is going to be more Epic than you could imagine,” Barry tweeted on June 28. “More details to come! Soon! Thank you!!” (Writer and consulting producer Amy Berg corroborated Barry’s news.)

The “more details” part, however, took some time to come together. Sources told The Hollywood Reporter shortly after Barry’s tweet that the resurrection of Warrior Nun wouldn’t happen at its former home, Netflix. Talks with the show’s rights holders, English’s...

Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Studios are currently in a pretty rough era since their last three Dceu movies have all turned out to be commercial failures, and things aren’t looking promising for the upcoming ‘Blue Beetle’ either. However, we mustn’t forget the animated projects that DC is currently developing, and there we have some new things that are promising quite a lot.

DC has always been known for great animated adaptations, regardless if they’re feature movies or TV shows. Since the legendary DC Animated Universe spawned series such as ‘Batman: The Animated Series,’ ‘Superman: The Animated Series,’ ‘Batman Beyond,’ and ‘Justice League.’ The universe concluded in 2006, but DC continued to produce more animated projects, including great movies such as ‘Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox,’ ‘Batman: Under the Red Hood,’ ‘Batman: Assault on Arkham,’ and a two-part movie adaptation of ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.’

Two new...

Konami finally announced its barely top-secret Metal Gear Solid 3 remake at last month’s PlayStation Showcase, giving us our first taste at what we can expect from a modern version of the game. To be clear, the short cinematic teaser for the game didn’t tell us much about Konami‘s vision for a new take on Big Boss’ most famous adventure, but it did at least reveal the title of the remake: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.

“Delta” is a fitting replacement for the original numeral, Konami explained later, “because its meaning fits the concept of the remake project. Delta means ‘change’ or ‘difference’ without changing structure.”

In other words, while Konami is adding a fresh coat of paint to the 2004 action-adventure stealth game to “evolve the gameplay with stunning visuals and a seamless user experience,” the studio stressed that Metal Gear Solid Delta will still be “a...

25 May 2023 – nDreams are delighted to reveal the illustrious voice acting cast that will feature in the eagerly anticipated VR action-shooter, Synapse. nDreams are also happy to confirm that the game will be launching exclusively on PlayStation® VR2 on July 4.

In a new trailer unveiled today, players get a fresh look at the game’s dual-wielding gameplay alongside a first glimpse of the game’s intriguing narrative that places them inside the twisted mind of a villain during a high-stakes mission to prevent a catastrophic attack.

David Hayter (voice of Snake from Metal Gear Solid and acclaimed screenwriter of X-Men and Watchmen) plays Colonel Peter Conrad, a once respected black ops leader who has since gone rogue and become a notorious enemy of the state. His increasingly deranged thinking has led to him threatening to unleash Armageddon. Hayter teams up once again with nDreams, having voiced General Zhurov in the studio’s 2020 award-winning Phantom: Covert Ops.

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If one were to write a book about a handful of movies that defined Hollywood, it would be very difficult to imagine writing that book without including 2008's "Iron Man." While the superhero movie boom certainly began several years earlier with the likes of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man," not to mention "Batman Begins," it was director Jon Favreau's take on Tony Stark that completely reshaped the way people in the movie business think about filmmaking in general. Forget sequels -- cinematic universes are the way of the future!

Yet, the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it was merely an idea in the summer of '08 when this movie arrived, with the potential to connect the various films in development at Marvel Studios...

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It is remarkably difficult to picture now, but there was a time when superhero movies were not the dominant force in Hollywood. They were, at best, a fluke when they worked. Marvel only gained its first mainstream hit with "Blade" in 1998 and, frankly, its $131 million global haul is very modest by modern standards. That movie, however, opened the door for 2000's "X-Men," which is arguably the watershed moment in superhero movie history, with "Spider-Man" blowing the door wide open in 2002.

"X-Men" taking in nearly $300 million worldwide against a $75 million budget gave 20th Century Fox confidence to move forward with a sequel almost right away, and that sequel would arrive in 2003 in the form of "X2," aka "X2: X-Men United." In every conceivable way,...

Exclusive: APA has announced its signing of David Hayter, the award-winning screenwriter, actor, director and producer best known for scripting films that have pulled in well over $1B at the worldwide box office.

Hayter’s most well known, blockbuster writing credits include X-Men, X2: X-Men United, Dwayne Johnson starrer The Scorpion King and Zack Snyder’s Watchmen. He also worked on Marvel’s Black Widow, Iron Man and Hulk films, as well as The Chronicles of Riddick, DreamWorks Animation’s Voltron, and Midnight Ride for Disney and Johnny Depp.

The multi-hyphenate is best known on the TV side for writing on and exec producing Netflix’s cult hit Warrior Nun, which ran for two seasons. He has also sold shows to CBS, ABC, Fox, Showtime, Starz, Crunchyroll and Wbtv, most recently selling an untitled action film to Amazon.

Hayter made his directorial debut with the 2014 indie horror film Wolves, starring Lucas Till and Jason Momoa,...

Despite American McGee‘s efforts to revive the Alice series with his proposed Alice: Asylum project, things have unfortunately come to an end. Not only has EA rejected McGee’s proposal, but it appears that McGee will also be exiting game development, entirely.

In a new Patreon post, McGee reports that despite putting together a proposal with Virtuos Studio with a detailed budget, EA has turned down the possibility of a new Alice game. “After several weeks of review, EA has come back with a response regarding funding and/or licensing for ‘Alice: Asylum’,” says McGee. “On the question of funding, they have ultimately decided to pass on the project based on an internal analysis of the IP, market conditions, and details of the production proposal.”

As for the potential of EA selling the property, McGee stated that EA sees the Alice license as “an important part of EA’s...

In the 2000 film "Pitch Black," star Vin Diesel plays a convict being transported to a prison on a spaceship when it's damaged and lands on a desert planet. Though it looks deserted and continually bathed in light, there are dangerous creatures there that come out only in the dark. That would be fine ... if an eclipse wasn't happening. The crew and passengers, including an Imam and his followers, a person looking for a new home, a bounty hunter, and an antique dealer, now have to fight off these creatures, and not everyone survives.

The film was a sleeper hit, making $53 million worldwide on a $23 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. The film spawned two sequels, "The Chronicles of Riddick" in 2004 and "Riddick" in 2013. Both films also starred Diesel, with David Twohy directing all three. According to a 2002 story from Variety, Twohy wasn't originally going to direct the sequels, but...

Kiefer Sutherland is best known for playing Jack Bauer in "24," the defining TV drama of George W. Bush's presidency. Few other series from that time -- as dramatized by YouTuber and sports writer Jon Bois in his classic video "I Wish Everyone Else Was Dead" -- capture the country's reverence for and fear of its own power as effectively. Sutherland would love to step into Bauer's shoes again too. After all, he had a great time on the long-running series, once telling Collider that he compares his experience acting on "24" to the training regimen of an Olympic runner.

"When I got to do '24,' I got to work every day," he says. "I feel that my knowledge of the craft of acting grew exponentially during that time period." The success of "24" opened new doors for Sutherland. Game director Hideo Kojima hired him to...

“Warrior Nun,” a scrappy action-fantasy series that last month debuted its second season, has been canceled by Netflix, an individual with knowledge of the decision told IndieWire.

The series starring Portuguese actress Alba Baptista had in its short run developed a passionate fanbase online, and the show’s second season even spent three weeks on Netflix’s weekly Top 10 list for English-language TV, topping out at No. 5. “Warrior Nun” creator and showrunner Simon Barry tweeted Tuesday that the show would not return on Netflix, sparking the hashtag #SaveWarriorNun to trend on Twitter.

I’ve just found out that @netflix will not be renewing #WarriorNun – my sincere appreciation to all the fans who worked so hard to bring awareness to this series, and for the love you showed me, the cast and the whole production team. It was a privilege to be a part of this. pic.twitter.com/eZIBa4tJYm

— Simon Barry (@SimonDavisBarry) December 13, 2022

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“Warrior Nun” has been canceled at Netflix after two seasons, Variety has confirmed.

The decision comes a little over a month after the fantasy action series debuted its second season, which dropped in its entirety on Netflix on Nov. 10. The series originally debuted on the streamer back in July 2020, with the second season being announced in August of that year.

“Warrior Nun” is based on the comic book character Warrior Nun Areala originally created by Ben Dunn. The series centers on Ava Silva, played by Ava Baptista. Silva finds herself pulled into the world of an ancient order of nuns known as the Order of the Cruciform Sword, who battle demons and other powerful forces on Earth, after an ancient artifact is embedded in her back.

Along with Baptista, the series also starred Toya Turner, Lorena Andrea, Kristina Tonteri-Young and Olivia Delcan.

Simon Barry develped the series for television and...

Exclusive: Netflix has opted not to order a third season of Warrior Nun. The decision was made a month after the Nov. 10 release of the fantasy drama’s second season.

Warrior Nun‘s second season ratings performance follows the pattern of other scripted series which have been canceled by Netflix as the streamer evaluates viewing vs. cost for their renewal decisions. Season 2 spent just three weeks in Netflix’s Weekly Top 10 for English-language series, peaking at #5. Warrior Nun has built a small yet passionate fan base, which helped it secure a second season renewal but was not enough to sustain the series in the long run.

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Daniel Radcliffe paid tribute to his Harry Potter co-star Robbie Coltrane today, remembering the beloved actor as “one of the funniest people I’ve met.”

Also honoring the late actor today are Potter cast members Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, and Bonnie Wright, who portrayed Ginny Weasley.

“Robbie was like the most fun uncle I’ve ever had, but most of all, he was deeply caring and compassionate towards me as a child and an adult,” Watson writes in an Instagram Story. “His talent was so immense that it made sense he played a giant — he could fill Any space with his brilliance.”

Watson continues, “Robbie, if I ever get to be so kind as you were to me on a film set I promise I’ll do it in your name and memory. Know how much I adore and admire you. I’ll really miss your sweetness, your nicknames,...

Zack Snyder’s Watchman was relatively well-received by fans and overall was a box office success. Devoted to making a faithful adaptation of the Alan Moore/ Dave Gibbons graphic novel, the fact that Snyder’s Watchmen film got made on the scale it did is a miracle. However, several other versions of Watchmen were in the works before Snyder got involved, with several coming close to being made. In this episode of Wtf Happened to this Unmade Movie, we dig into versions that almost got made involving folks such as Terry Gilliam, David Hayter (who filmed a demo reel with Ray Stevenson and Rorschach and Iain Glen as Nite Owl), Darren Aronofsky and Paul Greengrass. Suppose any of these versions had gotten made. In that case, we might have gotten someone like Paddy Considine as Rorschach, Joaquin Phoenix as Nite Owl, and possibly even Tom Cruise as Ozymandias (in which...

Nobody excels at playing chill dude-bros who can also kill you with their pinkie quite like Jason Momoa. It's an archetype the former "Baywatch" actor has steadily refined so as to better fit his talents over the course of his career, starting with his breakout role on "Stargate: Atlantis" and going on to his time playing Arthur Curry in the DC Extended Universe. With "Fast X," however, Momoa will finally get the chance to portray a full-on villain, as opposed to a giant cinnamon roll who happens to be really good at murder.

Okay, so that's not entirely accurate. If you've ever indulged in the junk food cinema that is director Walter Hill's 2013 action-thriller "Bullet to the Head," then you know Momoa has played something of an antagonist before. One could also point to his role as the werewolf Connor Slaughter — yes, that's his real name, and it is...

Exclusive: Radar Pictures—the independent film and television production company founded by Emmy winner Ted Field, known for its work on the Jumanji and Riddick franchises—has signed with Buchwald for representation.

Field founded Radar in 1999 and heads up the company as CEO. Radar has thus far produced more than 60 features—including The Amityville Horror, The Last Samurai and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre—which have cumulatively grossed over 10 billion worldwide.

Field’s company is also behind Amazon’s epic fantasy television series, The Wheel of Time, based on Robert Jordan’s bestselling book series of the same name, which was renewed for a second season ahead of its series premiere. It’s currently working on a film, titled Age of Legends, set several millennia before the time of the books, which Zack Stentz (Thor) is scripting.

Radar currently controls more than 400 pieces of IP with a growing development pipeline. The...

A pretty unique take on "Alice In Wonderland" is getting the TV treatment. "American McGee's Alice," the violent interpretation of author Lewis Carroll's works from the early 2000s, is being adapted for TV by Radar Pictures. What's more, David Hayter is on board to script the adaptation of the video game for the small screen. The question becomes, where will the project land?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Radar and Hayter have partnered with Abandon Entertainment on the adaptation. It will be based on the 2000 game of the same name as well as its sequel, 2011's...

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