Category Archives: Movies

Warcraft’s long-awaited film adaptation has been linked to two big names – actor Johnny Depp and Moon director Duncan Jones.

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Through the break you’ll find a cast photo for Mortal Kombat: Legacy’s second season, as shared by director Kevin Tancharoen. Just look at those happy sunny faces. The return of the highly successful web series is thanks to a deal between Warner Bros. and Machinima, and the new episodes kick off on February 17.

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Assassin’s Creed will be written by British playwright Michael Lesslie, according to Hollywood Reporter. Lesslie is best known for the play Prince of Denmark but has penned a number of short films. The adaptation is the product of a collaboration between New Regency and Ubisoft Motion Pictures and will star Michael Fassbender, who is co-producing with Conor McCaughan. A director has not been named.

Thanks, IGN.

Sonic the Hedgehog has been given the live-action fan film treatment thanks to Blue Core Studios. it’s an epic riff on the disaster movie, as Dr. Robotnik’s mechanised menace rains down from the skies and gives a human task force a stiff kicking. Global panic then ensues. Watch it below.

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Call of Duty has all the hallmarks of an action movie – the pounding soundtrack, explosions and lots of rappelling – oh so much rappelling. But don’t expect a movie adaptation of the series ever, says Activision CEO Bobby Kotick.

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Shadow of the Colossus – a film adaptation of Team ICO’s iconic PS2 title – has been in development since 2009. It has been languishing in the writing phase since then, but now the project appears to be picking up speed, as the co-writer of 2011 action flick Hanna has joined the project to pledge his writing skills.

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Filmaker Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that the voice you hear in the Pacific Rim trailer is an official GlaDOS nod.

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Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon is the next Ubisoft property lined up for Hollywood treatment.

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Crunchyroll, Vimeo, SnagFilms and more have been added to Xbox Live’s growing suite of entertainment apps.

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Much anticipated documentary Minecraft: The Story of Mojang will make its world premiere on Xbox LIve on December 22. The film will air in Austria, Belgium, France, Finland, Ireland, Sweden the UK and US. The Minecraft tile on the Xbox Dashboard has been updated showing local viewing times. A trailer is available through the break.

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Total Recall Extended Director’s Cut is heading to Blu-Ray on December 26th, and will ship with an exclusive God of War: Ascension demo. Sony has just announced the incentive, along with details of the demo’s contents. Check it out below.

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Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer can’t have his heart’s desire, but classic arcade property Spy Hunter is a decent second best.

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Rovio Entertainment has confirmed that an Angry Birds film will be created, and that Despicable Me producer John Cohen will helm the upcoming movie.

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Ubisoft and New Regency have signed a second adaptation agreement, this time for Splinter Cell.

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Valve has registered three domain names for what could be a handful of movies, or one large project. The domains are FreeToPlayTheMovie.com, AheadOfTheGameTheMovie.com and AheadOfTheGameMovie.com. Get the details below.

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Company of Heroes is receiving the movie treatment, courtesy of UFO Productions. The studio has just released the first trailer for its WWII flick, complete with Vinnie Jones, gunfire and a rousing soundtrack. Get the details below.

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The Dark Knight Rises arrives on Xbox Video this week and brings with it a bunch of additional features accessible only through Xbox SmartGlass. Synch your console with the mobile and tablet app in order to access and storyboards, Triviax, quotes from the film’s director and actors, “time-synced information about the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend”, a behind the scenes look at Bane’s in-flight hijacking, the stadium disaster and more, plus unrevealed “exclusive content”. Full details on Major Nelson’s blog.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy will return next year with a second season of live-action stories based on NetherRealm’s gory fighter.

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Sony has given God of War scriptwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan the green light to rewrite Kratos’s story if necessary.

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Half-Life isn’t getting a movie adaptation any time soon – if at all – so don’t get too excited. However, Valve writer Marc Laidlaw has billed Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo Del Toro as the perfect man for the job, should it ever happen. Over to you Gabe.

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