The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of May 17, 2019 in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
Sequel News and Rumors
BREAKING: Next Star Wars movies confirmed to be from Game of Thrones creators https://t.co/XJ1cdaww1O
— ComingSoon.net by Mandatory (@comingsoonnet) May 14, 2019
The Rise of Skywalker News and Rumors
John Williams Liked Early Cut of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Very Much; Already Wrote 25 Minutes of the Film’s Score – #JohnWilliams #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker – https://t.co/9ZcFpt85co pic.twitter.com/w0eBmWvenv
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 13, 2019
Television News and Rumors
Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa work together to escape from the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt!
Watch more #GalaxyOfAdventures shorts, now available on Star Wars Kids: https://t.co/Q7L2IGR7jh pic.twitter.com/odHVfYojzq
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 14, 2019
Around the Web
The moment I realized I kissed my sister.#Innocestuous https://t.co/8TdlRq2Dw4
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 14, 2019
Lightspeed to #D23Expo! Jon Favreau and James Earl Jones will be honored at this year’s event as 2019 Disney Legends: https://t.co/hpCgOkfZbB pic.twitter.com/dr0T3ueZVy
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 16, 2019
Congratulations to composer John Powell, his score for Solo: A Star Wars Story was named Film Score of the Year by @ASCAP! #HanSolo https://t.co/UGk2Mm3URd
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 16, 2019
Comics
This week on The #StarWarsShow: we celebrate our Emmy win and talk upcoming Star Wars release dates for films and Vader Immortal. Plus, we sit down with author @cavanscott to talk @IDWPublishing’s Star Wars Adventures and Jaxxon. Presented by GEICO. pic.twitter.com/2zQygDHpMO
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 15, 2019
Books
Together with Lucasfilm, we’re pleased to present the official look inside one of the galaxy’s most beloved shows in The Art of #StarWars Rebels. This beautiful hardcover goes on sale October 1, 2019 and is available for pre-order now – details: https://t.co/WwY7R5IAA9 pic.twitter.com/j0XRrCjcR7
— Dark Horse Comics (@DarkHorseComics) May 16, 2019
Video Games
#VaderImmortal launches with @Oculus Quest on May 21. Get a vision of the future with @EW‘s @Breznican as he explores Darth Vader’s Mustafar fortress… and examines the #StarWars secrets within. https://t.co/uV7A7HJW39 pic.twitter.com/M61dho5sl4
— ILMxLAB (@ILMxLAB) May 11, 2019
Attractions
Best way to impress your friends…give them a personal tour of @starwars Galaxy’s Edge!#stevenspielberg, #jjabrams, Kathy Kennedy with Imagineer & Galaxy’s Edge creator, Scott Trowbridge. pic.twitter.com/e3jFH2Cd2b
— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) May 11, 2019
Building Batuu: Savi’s Workshop will let you handbuild your own customized lightsaber at #StarWars: #GalaxysEdge! Details: https://t.co/HzcgycZgI7 pic.twitter.com/jH0JSlrF84
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) May 12, 2019
Recently our Disney Ambassadors surprised #StarWars fan Sara with the opportunity to be one of the first guests to visit the planet of Batuu at the @Disneyland Resort! #GalaxysEdge pic.twitter.com/sUPqguFBMv
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) May 13, 2019
Collecting
I have not seen this packaging and almost screamed in the store pic.twitter.com/FjzSHNMWzi
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s May 14 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! As you can see, we’ve added a video player at the top highlighting this week’s releases, and you can find more detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!
New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Happy Death Day 2U
She thought she solved her murder by reliving her death, but Tree Gelbman becomes caught in a deadlier time loop when a new killer targets her friends
Fighting With My Family
Former wrestler Ricky and his wife Julia make a living performing with their children Saraya and Zak. When brother and sister get the chance to audition for WWE, they learn that becoming a WWE Superstar demands more than they ever imagined possible.
Cold Pursuit
A snowplow driver seeks revenge against the drug dealers he thinks killed his son.
Never Grow Old
After a vicious outlaw (John Cusack) takes over a peaceful frontier town, an undertaker (Emile Hirsch) must choose between profits and survival in this gritty western.
Valentine: The Dark Avenger
Batavia City is a metropolitan jewel … but one increasingly tarnished in the face of rising crime. Amidst the chaotic onslaught of robbery and violence, Srimaya, a waitress at a café, dreams of a glamorous life as an actress. A chance meeting with a film director and his assistant leads to a life-changing series of events for Srimaya, as they take her on a thrilling adventure that finds the waitress-turned-actress transforming into the person Batavia City needs and deserves most: the consummate kick-ass superhero!
Masked Mutilator
In 1994, a production team in Eastern Pennsylvania brought together a group of local pro wrestlers and young actors to make a horror-action film. A quarter of a century later, the movie was finally finished: After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, a professional wrestler takes a job at a group home for youth offenders. But when a psychopath wearing a wrestling mask begins butchering the teenage residents, their rehabilitation will become a no-holds-barred battle for survival.
Life Like (exclusive clip)
In this futuristic thriller, Sophie (Addison Timlin) and James (Drew Van Acker) purchase a lifelike robot to cook and clean at their sprawling new home. At first, android Henry is quiet and hard-working, but as his artificial-intelligence programming kicks in, he starts to anticipate the couple’s needs and desires, ones they themselves cannot fully understand.
American Exit (exclusive clip)
Based on an incredible true story, this searing crime-thriller stars Dane Cook as Charlie, a desperate father who steals a million-dollar painting from Anton (Udo Kier), a shady art dealer.
Book Club
The Art and Making of Aladdin
Filled with striking imagery and fascinating behind-the-scenes details, this book examines the creation of Disney’s latest addition to their lineup of live-action adaptations of classic animated favorites. This deluxe book features an in-depth look at never-before-seen concept art, unit photography, and other gorgeous visual details.
The Art and Making of The Handmaid’s Tale
The groundbreaking show produced by MGM Television and based on Margaret Atwood’s best-selling novel has drawn rave reviews and attention worldwide. Now, this comprehensive book details the process of bringing the story to the small screen with forty-five exclusive cast and crew interviews, backstage and set photography, concept art, costume design, and more.
Blood on Black Wax
A defining horror soundtrack volume that spotlights iconic franchises such as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Jaws, The Exorcist, and George A. Romero’s Dead films, highlighting both the music and the amazing, often rare artwork that graces the record sleeves. It also tells the stories behind the soundtrack, from the mouths of the musicians who made them, including John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi, Christopher Young, Harry Manfredini, Charles Bernstein, Pino Donaggio, John Harrison, and more.
Criterion Corner
The Heiress
When shy, emotionally fragile Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland, in a heartbreaking, Oscar-winning turn), the daughter of a wealthy New York doctor, begins to receive calls from the handsome spendthrift Morris Townsend (Montgomery Clift), she becomes possessed by the promise of romance. Are his smoldering professions of love sincere, as she believes they are? Or is Catherine’s calculating father (Ralph Richardson) correct in judging Morris a venal fortune seeker?
Reissues
Princess Mononoke Collector’s Edition
This limited-edition set comes housed in an elegant hard slipcase and includes a new 40-page book with stunning art and essays. Featured in a deluxe disc portfolio is a Blu-ray of the film paired with hours of special features, and the film’s soundtrack made available on CD for the first time in North America. Inflicted with a deadly curse, the young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure. There, he stumbles into a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town, and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there.
The Big Clock
Overworked true crime magazine editor George Stroud (Ray Milland) has been planning a vacation for months. However, when his boss, the tyrannical media tycoon Earl Janoth (Charles Laughton), insists he skips his holiday, Stroud resigns in disgust before embarking on an impromptu drunken night out with his boss’s mistress, Pauline York (Rita Johnson). When Janoth kills Pauline in a fit of rage, Stroud finds himself to have been the wrong man, in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
Sex Madness Revealed
Playfully exploring the outer reaches of cult film fandom, this is both an ingenious twist on the audio commentary and a satire of the wisecrack track (featuring the voice of MST3K regular Patton Oswalt). Using as it foundation a low-budget sex hygiene picture from 1938, we listen in as Jimmy Morris (Oswalt), of the popular “Film Dick” podcast, hosts an irreverent conversation with the filmmaker’s grandson, the eerily emotionless Chester Holloway (Rob Zabrecky) while the film streams behind them.
The Landlord
Legendary filmmaker Hal Ashby makes his directing debut with this acclaimed social satire starring Beau Bridges as a wealthy young man who leaves his family’s estate in Long Island to pursue love and happiness in a Brooklyn ghetto.
Rhinoceros
Gene Wilder and Zero Mostrel push their shared genius for physical slapstick, manic wit, and sly satire to a level of fearless absurdity that virtually no other comedy team would dare approach. Director Tom O’Horgan transforms Eugene Ionesco’s Theater of the Absurd curio Rhinoceros into a fluid, character-rich screen comedy.
A Delicate Balance
Katharine Hepburn and Academy Award-winner Paul Scofield lead a cast of stage and screen luminaries in this acclaimed adaptation of the heart-wrenching drama by Edward Albee and directed by Tony Richardson.
Boogie Boy
After being released from prison, Jesse Page (Mark Dacascos) backs his old friend Larry (Jaimz Woolvett) up on a drug deal gone sour. With the drug dealers hot on his trail, Jesse has three days to reach Detroit where a new, clean, legitimate life awaits him.
Mortuary
A family moves to a small town in California, where they plan on starting a new life while running a long-abandoned funeral home. The locals fear the place, which is suspected to be on haunted ground.
Moses the Lawgiver (DVD)
Moses, a man of wisdom and strength raised his staff and crushed an empire. This is his story The story of the Exodus or flight of the Hebrews from Egypt to escape persecution is told in a perspective which highlights Moses’ efforts to persuade first the stubborn Pharoah Merneptah, who was his adopted cousin, to release to release the Hebrew slaves he was using to build his empire.
New on Digital HD
The Professor (exclusive clip) (in theaters and VOD May 17)
A college professor lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. (The film premiered exclusively on DirecTV Cinema on April 18
A Violent Separation (exclusive clip) (in theaters and VOD May 17)
Two brothers struggle with a terrible truth behind a tragedy that aims to tear three generations of a family apart.
TV on Blu-ray and DVD
Power: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)
In Season 5 James “Ghost” St. Patrick in a dangerous alliance with his former brother-in-arms Tommy Egan and mortal enemy Kanan. Ghost is blind to new enemies and must remain vigilant toward those wanting to take him down.
Liosngate has released the first teaser trailer for Escape Plan: The Extractors, the third film in the sci-fi action series. Sylvester Stallone returns as Ray Breslin in the action-packed film, arriving on Digital 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), and DVD on July 2.
Also starring Dave Bautista and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the hard-hitting trio team up to break into an impenetrable Latvian prison in order to rescue Breslin’s girlfriend (Jaime King) and a tech mogul’s daughter. From Emmy-nominated writer-director John Herzfeld (Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie, Don King: Only in America) and co-writer Miles Chapman comes this epic third installment to a fan-favorite series that also returns Jaime King and introduces Devon Sawa
After security expert Ray Breslin (Stallone) is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin’s girlfriend (Jaime King) is also captured. Now he and his team, which includes Dave Bautista and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, must pull off a deadly rescue mission to confront their sadistic foe and save the hostages before time runs out.
Check out the latest Final Fantasy VII remake trailer!
After four years since the first announcement of its development, Square Enix has finally released a brand new teaser trailer for the upcoming Final Fantasy VII remake, revealed yesterday during Sony Playstation’s State of Play broadcast. The video offers us a new look at original characters Cloud, Barrett and Aerith in even better graphics. Also featuring a preview of the game’s actual gameplay, you can check out the video below.
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In 2015 it was announced that the Final Fantasy VII remake was in development with original artist Tetsuya Nomura working as the director. The remake is expected to retell the story of the original game following fan-favorite Cloud Strife. Further details about the new game are being kept under wraps but more information will be revealed this year at E3 in June.
Final Fantasy VII was first released in 1997 and at the time of its debut became an instant fan-favorite with over a million copies sold in North America. In 2005, it was reported that the game has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide.
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The game also garnered multiple awards including two Achievement awards for Console Adventure Game of the Year and Console Role Playing Game of the Year from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Electronic Gaming Monthly also awarded the game with the Readers’ Choice PlayStation Game of the Year and Readers’ Choice Role-Playing Game of the Year.
The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of May 10, 2019 in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
Sequel News and Rumors
BREAKING: New #StarWars Release Dates Unveiled by Disney! https://t.co/sq1CiotFqo
— ComingSoon.net by Mandatory (@comingsoonnet) May 7, 2019
We asked, but Lucasfilm is not yet saying if the new #StarWars films planned for 2022, 2024 and 2026 are part of the previously-announced Rian Johnson trilogy or the series from “Game of Thrones” producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. #AlwaysInMotionIsTheFuture
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) May 7, 2019
The Rise of Skywalker News and Rumors
The #EpisodeIX Films section of the official site is now live. Not sure exactly when it went live, but its up now. https://t.co/ldPfSUWfVw #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker
— Justin LaSalata (@justinlasalata) May 9, 2019
Television News and Rumors
Werner Herzog Talks Working on The Mandalorian, Calls it “a Phenomenal Achievement” – https://t.co/TaYC8720CE #StarWars #TheMandalorian #DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/9vWOHUJIXx
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) May 5, 2019
The Mandalorian Reportedly Bringing Jon Favreau Back for Season 2 https://t.co/7i9HJ55ZIh #TheMandalorian pic.twitter.com/30eXkg5MXl
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) May 5, 2019
Pedro Pascal on the similarities between Star Wars and Game of Thrones https://t.co/ZZyIEwRTRk
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) May 6, 2019
You know that laugh. Meet the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt!
Adventure to a galaxy far, far away with more #GalaxyOfAdventures shorts on Star Wars Kids: https://t.co/KDn3GpbyVN pic.twitter.com/65ancJplGX
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 7, 2019
Around the Web
This week on The #StarWarsShow: we remember @TheWookieeRoars, share details on upcoming Star Wars books, and the #ForceForChange initiative. Plus, we sit down with @zlikeinzorro, author of A Crash of Fate, to talk #GalaxysEdge and Star Wars love stories. Presented by GEICO! pic.twitter.com/wZReXTwEJk
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 8, 2019
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
Here’s a story I love about George Lucas being a destitute nobody, sleeping on Francis Ford Coppola’s couch in the early ‘70s.
It’s called “Nobody Wanted Star Wars.” https://t.co/S3xBVOrUwW
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) May 4, 2019
MAY THE 4TH… pic.twitter.com/3GVq7h4L6u
— Jon Kasdan (@JonKasdan) May 4, 2019
Dear World,#MayTheFourthBeWithYou. Paying respects to Peter Mayhew. His kindness and joy always illuminated our cherished Chewbacca. Thank you for sharing your light, Peter. Rest easy.
Love,
Lupita pic.twitter.com/IWkRSG9nih
— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) May 4, 2019
Has anyone else seen these?! @missingwords @pablohidalgo @rianjohnson @HamillHimself @ADaniels3PO @starwars @darrenhayes @IAMRayPark @MakingStarWars @SamWitwer @Daniel_Logan @JonKasdan @lovegwendoline pic.twitter.com/IbEJFHaUOH
— Tate Forkel (@TateForkel) May 4, 2019
Sad, after my 3 days in the WiFi-free zone of the rain forest, to now find Peter has left us. No more, his Chewie hug. It was noted long ago that, of all we original masked players, only his eyes shone through. Watch A New Hope in his memory and see those big kind eyes once more.
— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) May 5, 2019
I purposely made myself red-faced for a strangulated look, causing a blood vessel in my eye to burst. Afterwards-they had to shoot carefully to hide it until I healed. George told me I should’ve asked him 1st because w/ the lighting & red-filters it made no difference. #TrueStory https://t.co/877pbC6AWP
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 5, 2019
Here is a perfect example of the bravery I see in young ones every time I visit a children’s hospital. Think of her the next time you get annoyed in traffic or can’t find the remote, to put your problems in perspective. #HarrowingButHeartwarming https://t.co/bZCtsb3smZ
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 6, 2019
New #StarWars Chewbacca @JoonasSuotamo recalls meeting Peter Mayhew: “The first time when I met with him, he told me I was too skinny to play a Wookiee. We laughed a lot about that” https://t.co/1d30SLIiKG
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 7, 2019
Here is a piece by me, featured in Time magazine, https://t.co/b8fikbB24S Remembering Peter and ‘Wookiee Boot Camp’. Thank you #petermayhew.
— Joonas Suotamo (@JoonasSuotamo) May 8, 2019
That’s lovely. https://t.co/5ze1OAQP23
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) May 8, 2019
How Epic & ILM’s John Knoll Tried to Recreate the Moon Landing for Microsoft’s Build 2019 Keynote https://t.co/W0gNCBC8aA
— Variety (@Variety) May 6, 2019
Comics
ICYMI: Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Adventures coming this fall! https://t.co/GK9cu2kcSa pic.twitter.com/zqGnk9mClq
— IDW Publishing (@IDWPublishing) May 6, 2019
Books
Lucasfilm unveils the compete ‘Journey to Star Wars: #TheRiseOfSkywalker‘ publishing program: https://t.co/GuHylP5HO7 #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay pic.twitter.com/h4cXD5DEbx
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 4, 2019
ANNOUNCEMENT: I WROTE A STAR WAR!!!!
The secret project is secret no more! *flails* pic.twitter.com/AkuwXR0cDK
— Rebecca Roanhorse (@RoanhorseBex) May 4, 2019
Get a closer look at our #JourneytoTROS novel by @RoanhorseBex coming Nov 12, featuring Poe Finn Rey and more
“Poe Dameron, General Leia Organa, Rey, and Finn must struggle to rebuild the Resistance after their defeat at the hands of the First Order in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” pic.twitter.com/7hnqQHgRz1
— Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) May 4, 2019
Just announced: I’ve teamed up with @e_charretier again for another CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY. A FINN & POE ADVENTURE is part of the Journey To The Rise of Skywalker. https://t.co/4WB8R3zvWf #StarWars pic.twitter.com/f4Z5eP2UkR
— Cavan Scott (@cavanscott) May 4, 2019
My secret Star Wars book is revealed! I still have many other secrets, of course, but you can read my next Star Wars MG in October! Rey! Poe! Rose! BB-8! The Falcon! And MOOOOOOORRRREEEE! pic.twitter.com/CJ1FCGMhMW
A new @ILMxLAB virtual reality experience set in the #StarWars universe has been just as secretive as The Rise of Skywalker or The Mandalorian.@EW got to be the first to venture through #VaderImmortal.
Come with us. Don’t be afraid.https://t.co/tMe5FKACim
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) May 7, 2019
Attractions
Get ready for the opening of @StarWars #GalaxysEdge at @WaltDisneyWorld and @Disneyland by listening to the #GalaxysEdge Symphonic Suite. The track, written by John Williams and inspired by the themed land, is available now: https://t.co/GeRkwVdohQ #Maythe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/m9x1GhkCoK
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 4, 2019
New Extra, Extra Magic Hours Daily at Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks Includes Star Wars: #GalaxysEdge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! https://t.co/g4Eo8BZNfL #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay pic.twitter.com/Zc2AVILGb5
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) May 4, 2019
The Millennium Falcon is heading for @StarWars #GalaxysEdge, opening at Walt Disney World on August 29, 2019. And starting June 24, no reservations will be required to enter the land at Disneyland Resort: https://t.co/VvsX8VWHFf #Maythe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay pic.twitter.com/eFgYpzmCdw
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 4, 2019
Disney Characters Fill the Skies with Unwrapping of 55 Disney Skyliner Gondolas at Walt Disney World Resort: https://t.co/hBbi7W8s0k pic.twitter.com/EtBsEyHtlr
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) May 9, 2019
Collecting
Introducing the droids you have been looking for… New #LEGOStarWars BOOST Droid Commander lets fans build, code and play with three iconic @StarWars droids! Coming this September. #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #StarWars #StarWarsDay https://t.co/NySJJ4wsNU pic.twitter.com/jhnk2TNkDE
— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 4, 2019
We are excited to announce Kelly Marie Tran and Alden Ehrenreich have signed Topps trading cards. Look for them in Masterwork, Stellar Signatures and more this year. #StarWars pic.twitter.com/0IMMfE5lW3
— Topps (@Topps) May 3, 2019
Celebration Exclusive 1-Of-1 Autographed Banners Auction at Star Wars Authentics – https://t.co/IrKqtujg8H #StarWars @Topps #StarWarsAuthentics #StarWarsCelebration @StarWars pic.twitter.com/cJuOjEWcxE
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) May 5, 2019
These stylish Star Wars handbags are sure to make you stand out in the galaxy. Dana and Melanie Harvey sat down to discuss the inspiration for their new line of accessories: https://t.co/4G96zxURKb pic.twitter.com/kr6FGVNhOV
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 6, 2019
First look at GameStop exclusive Animated Boba Fett!
Illfonic (the co-developers of the Friday the 13th game) today announced Predator: Hunting Grounds, a new asymmetrical multiplayer game coming to consoles in 2020!
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Drop into the Predator universe through a new competitive online multiplayer experience. Play as an elite Fireteam charged to complete paramilitary operations while a Predator mercilessly hunts you. Or, BE the Predator, armed with all the deadly alien weaponry you’ve grown to love and pursue your prey.
“We first assembled 12 years ago to create games based off of movies we love and Predator seemed like the perfect fit. One afternoon during E3, Jared (Gerritzen), Jordan (Mathewson) and I shared our idea that got the entire team amped up. You can tell we’re a team of passionate movie and video game fans,” Charles Brungardt CEO, IllFonic said.
“Once we decided on Predator, it was clear this needed to be a shooter that had to look and feel authentic. Our team’s passion for Predator helped us launch the partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment and Fox. Not only do these powerhouses believe in our vision, which has made this a dream project, they understand what we want to create. They have given us so much to work with and are empowering us to create something new for fans, while expanding the lore of the Predator. Having that quality bar raised by our partners has been a great driver for creating an amazing game.”
Check out the Predator: Hunting Grounds trailer below and look for the game to arrive in 2020.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint official announce trailer & gameplay revealed
During their world premiere livestream, Ubisoft revealed Ghost Recon Breakpoint as the new title in the Tom Clancy game franchise. The video game will push players to survive any way they can in a diverse and dangerous world when the title launches on October 4 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Check out the official announce trailer and gameplay walkthrough below!
The Ghost Recon Breakpoint name comes from a military term for the moment when a unit has lost its combat effectiveness. A breakpoint signals a posture change from attack to defense, from defense to withdraw, or withdraw to survive.
Deep in the Pacific Ocean lies the fictional archipelago of Auroa, home to billionaire tech entrepreneur Jace Skell’s massive research complex. When the US army begins to detect strange activity coming out of Auroa, they send their absolute best to investigate. Enter Nomad, the fully customizable player character and elite Ghost from Ghost Recon Wildlands. Nomad’s reconnaissance mission quickly turns into a fight for survival when hostile drones shoot down the Ghosts’ helicopter. As the sole survivor, Nomad quickly learns that even the world’s most highly trained hunters can become the hunted.
Nomad’s warm welcome is courtesy of Cole D. Walker (played by Jon Bernthal), a former Ghost and brother-in-arms whom players first met in Ghost Recon Wildlands’ Operation Oracle. In Breakpoint, Walker has betrayed the Ghosts and now leads the Wolves, a hostile faction of elite ex-military soldiers who have captured Skell’s facility on Auroa. As former Ghosts, the Wolves are far deadlier than any threat Nomad has faced before, and thanks to their weaponized Skell drones, they’re also packing a technologically advanced force that outshines anything the Ghosts have access to. Outmanned, outgunned, and stranded on a chain of islands miles away from help, Nomad (and his fellow Ghosts, if you decide to partake in the four-player co-op) needs to survive long enough to take down the Wolves and protect the world from Walker’s growing army.
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The survival fantasy comes to life on Auroa, a huge, environmentally diverse archipelago with biomes that range from snow-capped mountains and muddy marshlands to tropical jungles and brooding volcanoes. Each environment offers up its own tactical advantages, but more importantly, poses its own dangers. The Wolves and their drones aren’t the only things that can harm you on Auroa, and you’ll need to read the terrain and adapt your tactics if you want to survive.
“When we started consulting with experts, they saw that we had tactical options available to players – but there were big things missing when it came to the consideration of the terrain and the world itself, and all the issues and advantages terrain can provide,” said Creative Director Eric Couzian.
Exhaustion and injury will be real threats, so you won’t be sprinting up every mountainside or down every slope you encounter. If you want the tactical advantage of higher ground, you’ll have to weigh the cost. Trudging uphill exhausts your stamina and slows your movement, and you won’t recover until you take time to slow down, rest, or drink water. Likewise, sprinting down a hill (especially a muddy one) can cause you to fall, resulting in possible injuries or detection by enemies.
The game will also feature new stealth and cover options, new classes introducing a variety of gameplay, the ability to prep for missions, customize, and craft supplies at the temporary Bivouac camp, and the option to play as a Nomad and survive solo or in co-op mode (with three human or AI players).
Ghost Recon Breakpoint will feature competitive PvP gameplay at launch, and all character progression will be shared between single-player, co-op, and multiplayer gameplay. Players will be able to customize their Nomad and take that character freely between PvE and PvP gameplay. Character experience, class rank, equipment level, and gear will be shared across both modes. There will also be post-launch content, including the franchise’s first-ever raid.
Watch Ubisoft’s New Ghost Recon world premiere livestream!
Ubisoft is finally revealing their next Ghost Recon game title with a world premiere livestream, which you can watch below!
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon is a series of military tactical shooter video games published by Ubisoft. In the series, the player is in charge of a fictional, newly conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group stationed at Fort Bragg. The first game in the franchise came out in November 2001, and the most recent title, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands, released on March 7, 2017.
John Wick is heading to the video game world in Hex
He’s dominated the action film genre for the past five years and now legendary assassin John Wick is getting his very own video game in the upcoming Hex from publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment and Lionsgate, who has debuted the first trailer for the game which can be viewed in the player below!
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Directed by Mike Bithell, the man behind the acclaimed indie puzzle platformer Thomas Was Alone, the game will be a tactical role-playing strategy adventure following the titular assassin in an original story created for it, and while it’s currently unclear how many stars from the film will return for the game, Lance Reddick (Fringe) did return to reprise his role as The Continental’s concierge Charon for the trailer, and Ian McShane will also voice his fan-favorite character Winston, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Fans of the Keanu Reeves-led action franchise have had a chance to play the legendary hitman in 2013’s heist shooter Payday 2 through a downloadable content pack in 2015 that brought wick into the game through a partnership between Overkill Software and Lionsgate, as well as a skin mod on Fortnite, but this will be the first project in which he will be the focus of his own game.
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No release date has currently been set for John Wick Hex, but it will receive both a console and a PC release, with the latter being made exclusively available for users through the Epic Games Store, but fans don’t have to wait long to see Wick return as the highly-anticipated third installment Chapter 3 – Parabellum is hitting theaters on May 17.
Captain Marvel blu-ray and digital release dates revealed
It’s been over two months since Captain Marvel‘s record-breaking debut but fans can now look forward to watching the film again at the comfort of their homes with Marvel Studios officially announcing the release dates for Captain Marvel’s Blu-ray and digital versions.
The film is scheduled to be released on May 28 on digital platforms and on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD on June 11. It is expected to feature a lot of bonus footage including The Origin of Nick Fury, extended scenes, deleted scenes, gag reel and many more. Reserve your copy by clicking here!
Captain Marvel follows Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set more than a decade prior to the events in 2008’s Iron Man, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The film also starred Samuel L. Jackson, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Algenis Perez Soto, Rune Temte, McKenna Grace, with Annette Bening, and Jude Law. Reprising their roles from Marvel’s GuardiansoftheGalaxy are Djimon Hounsou and Lee Pace, and returning once again to a Marvel Studios film will be Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson.
Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel is directed by the writing/directing team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, whose credits include MississippiGrind and HalfNelson. An all-star collective of accomplished writers penned the screenplay, including Meg LeFauve (Inside Out), Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy), Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Tomb Raider), Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch (GLOW) and Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.
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Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s May 7 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! As you can see, we’ve added a video player at the top highlighting this week’s releases, and you can find more detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!
New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Emmet, Lucy & Batman are back in an epic adventure as they face a huge threat from outer space that will test their courage, creativity and may reveal how special they really are.
What Men Want
A successful sports agent (Taraji P. Henson) mysteriously gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts. With this newfound power, she looks to outsmart her colleagues but the lengths she goes to put her relationships to the test in this hilarious comedy!
The Prodigy
A young mother (Taylor Schilling) is concerned about her 8-year-old son’s disturbing behavior and thinks that something supernatural may be at work. Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney and Colm Feore also star.
My Scientology Movie(DVD)
Documentarian Louis Theroux is denied admittance to the Church of Scientology’s headquarters, setting into motion a clever, confrontational and funny plan to try and reveal the inner workings of the mysterious organization.
Blaze
He was a genius, a drunk, a loser, and one of the greatest musicians of his generation. The incredible life of legendary country artist Blaze Foley.
Reissues
The Grand Duel
An ex-sheriff helps a man who has been framed for murder confront the trio of brothers who want him dead. Starring Lee Van Cleef and Alberto Dentice.
The Nightcomers
Prequel to the Henry James classic “Turn of the Screw” about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the the slow corruption of the children in their care.
The Man Who Haunted Himself
In this creepy psychological thriller, conservative executive Harold Pelham (a harrowing and atypical performance by Roger Moore) is involved in a car accident and declared momentarily dead. When he’s eventually released from the hospital, Pelham discovers that his exact double has recently been seen in places that he’s never been, taken over his family, undermined his business and even begun an extramarital affair.
Broken Flowers
When a mysterious pink letter informs Don Johnston (Murray) that he may have a 19-year-old son, he visits four former lovers, where he comes face to face with the errors of his past and the possibilities of the future.
Summer Stock
A farmer gets sucked into show business when a theatrical troupe invades her farm. Starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and Eddie Bracken.
Three Men on a Horse
A meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.
New on Digital HD
Room for Rent (exclusive clip)
Lin Shaye stars as a lonely widow who rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests.
Peel (exclusive clip)
A coming-of-age story about a young man whose child-like innocence has a healing quality on all the damaged characters he meets on his journey to rebuild his broken family.
TV on Blu-ray and DVD
The Toys That Made Us: Seasons 1 & 2
The 8-episode documentary series, as it was originally touted, focused on the history of important toy lines. The first four episodes focus on the Star Wars, He-Man and G.I. Joe toy lines with subsequent episodes featuring LEGO, Transformers, Hello Kitty, and Star Trek.
Sesame Street Awesome Alphabet Collection (DVD)
Every letter of the alphabet is special, and Elmo and his Sesame Street friends explore A through Z in this new collection. There are several pieces dedicated to each and every letter of the alphabet with fun scenes, songs, animations and more! Learning your ABCs has never been so much fun!
Better Call Saul: Season Four
In the critically acclaimed drama’s fourth season, Chuck’s death catalyzes Jimmy McGill’s transformation into “Saul Goodman.” In the wake of his loss, Jimmy takes steps into the criminal world that will put his future as a lawyer – and his relationship with Kim – in jeopardy. Chuck’s death deeply affects former colleagues Howard and Kim as well, putting the two of them once again on opposite s…
Bonanza: Season 9 Volumes 1 & 2
The drought has ended! The charismatic Cartwrights (Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon) return with hard- hitting Westers action and adventure as well as heartwarming stories.
CS Deals: Hot Fuzz Steelbook, Close Encounters 4K at 50% Off
This week’s column highlights some awesome new deals at Amazon including sleek steelbooks of fan favorites including:
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Warcraft Steelbook – $8.99 (18% off)
The Bourne Ultimatum Steelbook – $8.99 (18% off)
Furthermore, you can get your hands on the Close Encounters of the Third Kind 40th Anniversary Edition, which includes collectible packaging that has the iconic music from the movie and will light up. Includes fully remastered 4K and booklet.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Anniversary Edition $24.99 (49% off)
Finally, the Fifty Shades: 3-Movie Collection includes all three FIfty Shades movies on blu-ray for $19.99 (56% off)
Fifty Shades: 3-Movie Collection
Other notable deals:
Alien 40th Anniversary 4K – $14.96 (34% off)
Aquaman (UHD/BD) (4K Ultra HD) – $19.99 (33% off)
Game of Thrones: The Complete Seasons 1-8 – $249.95 (24% off)
(This title will be release later)
South Park: Seasons 1-5 Blu-ray – $42.99 (23% off)
(This title will be released on May 14, 2019.)
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Google Play offering a sale on Star Wars games for May the 4th
Even though we won’t see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker until late December, Google Play giving some reasons to celebrate May the 4th. For this very special time of year, also known as Star Wars Day, Google Play is offering steep discounts on several Star Wars games, as well as several of their in-app purchases. The sale begins today, May 2, and will be available up until May 9.
You can check out the list of games on sale below:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: 50% off the app (usually $9.99)
Star Wars Pinball 7: Free (usually $1.99) with discounted in-app purchases to $0.99 and Rogue One Table discounted to $1.49
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes: 25% bonus content on select Crystal bundles, plus a daily giveaway of a crate of 200 Crystals
Star Wars: Commander: 25% bonus on all Crystal purchases
Additionally, Google Play is offering discounts on various Disney-adjacent games and other in-app purchases:
Minecraft: All 5 Star Wars skins discounted 25% and limited Star Wars bundle that includes all 5 skins at a discount of 50%
LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum: 25% bonus on all Ruby purchases
Disney Emoji Blitz: One free Star Wars Emoji on May the 4th
Of course, you can also celebrate by watching all the Star Wars movies you want, all of which are available for to rent or own on Google Play. And, of course, May the 4th be with you!
Borderlands 3 gameplay trailer reveals exotic locations and legendary weapons
Developer Gearbox Software has continued to keep the anticipation train rolling for its long-awaited threequel Borderlands 3 with a new gameplay trailer highlighting the game’s exotic and breathtaking new locations as well as its explosive and legendary new weapons, which can be viewed in the player below!
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The series, which started in 2009 and has found large critical and commercial success across its two primary installments, as well as 2014’s The Pre-Sequel! and Telltale Games spin-off Tales From the Borderlands. Set on the planet Pandora in the 29th century, the games follow the player character as they journey through the wastelands of Pandora in search of legendary Vaults, mythical hidden zones with untold treasures and wealth hidden inside. A film adaptation has been in the works at Lionsgate for nearly five years now.
As players navigate their way across the planet, they battle against various enemies including the native alien creatures inhabiting the planet, the numerous corporations seeking to take back the land and find the Vaults for themselves, the military branches seeking to maintain control over the local populations and the crazed civilians roaming the world.
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Gearbox, who is also known for the action games Bulletstorm and Battleborn, released the trailer that shows an action-packed return to the world of Pandora that will also see players explore previously unknown areas of the planet and come across new and dangerous villains and creatures, more dark humor and the promise of a billion guns being featured in the game, some of which can even walk.
Sony has made good on its promise to reveal more information on April 3, and Borderlands 3 will be available for purchase starting September 13.
McFarlane Fortnite Toys Unboxing, Plus Hasbro Fortnite Nerfs
McFarlane Toys has provided ComingSoon.net with the chance to unbox some really cool Fortnite toys that are as super-detailed as you would expect. We were also sent a box of Hasbro‘s new Fortnite Nerf products, so we threw those in as well. Check out all the cool Fortnite stuff in our gallery below!
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All the McFarlane 7-inch Fortnite action figures have a design directly sculpted and painted from in-game assets. They are each hyper-articulated (18+ points), perfect for emote posing, and showcased in premium glossy Fortnite-themed window box packaging. They will each stand tall on a Fortnite-branded display base.
Dino fanatics rejoice! Bitemark has been seen roaring into your collection in all its majesty to awe and inspire. With a design directly sculpted and painted from in-game assets, Bitemark stands ferociously at 38”+ tall!! Complete with the savagely fierce Dinosaur head on a stick resembling the classic snapper toy, the Bitemark Harvesting tool is showcased in premium glossy Fortnite-themed packaging. Note: This item is a role-play item only. Bitemark comes with no moving parts.
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We have also included photos of Hasbro’s NERF ELITE FORTNITE SP-L, NERF ELITE FORTNITE AR-L, NERF FORTNITE MICROSHOTS Assortment, NERF SUPER SOAKER FORTNITE HC-E, NERF SUPER SOAKER FORTNITE TS-R and NERF SUPER SOAKER FORTNITE RL.
May 2019 free games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold
Sony and Microsoft have both announced the slate of May 2019 free games that will be available to subscribing PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold members.
Two new titles join the PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup on May 7. What Remains of Edith Finch is an award-winning original and surreal experience that allows players to explore the cursed FInch family tree. Through unique interactive storytelling, the somber, thought-provoking game offers a truly special experience. Overcooked! is a fun and hilarious experience for up to four players, made specifically for local co-op play. In the party game, you and your friends will join forces to become a team of chefs and work against the clock to turn out dishes for hungry customers.
RELATED: April 2019 Free Games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold
PS Plus members still have a few days left to download the survival RPG Conan Exiles as well as the action-RPG The Surge, both available until May 6. You can subscribe to PlayStation Plus via this link.
Xbox Live Gold members will receive four new free games — two on Xbox One and two on Xbox 360 — as part of the Games with Gold Program. On Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold members can download Marooners for free during the month of May. The Gold Club 2019 featuring PGA TOUR will be available as a free download from May 16 to June 15th.
On Xbox 360, starting May 1st, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through May 15. Then on May 16, Xbox Live Gold members can download Comic Jumper for free through May 31st. You can subscribe to Xbox Live Gold via this link.
Fenix Studios, Koch Media and Occupant Entertainment have partnered to develop the popular action-adventure video game franchise Saints Row into a feature film for F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton, Men in Black: International) to direct. Greg Russo (Mortal Kombat) has been hired to write the screenplay.
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Saints Row is one of the best-selling and adored video game franchises of all time. Created by acclaimed videogame developer Deep Silver Volition LLC., and published by Deep Silver, the quadrilogy tells the story of the rise of the Third Street Saints as they battle rival gangs, furries, and even aliens in an attempt to conquer the fictional cities of Stilwater and Steelport, ultimately elevating their leader to President of the United States.
Fenix and Occupant will produce the film alongside Koch Films, a subsidiary of the German-based media conglomerate Koch Media, which owns Saints Row publisher Deep Silver. This project will be a part of Fenix Studios’ production and development deal with Starlight Culture Entertainment Group. Gary Glushon is overseeing for Fenix Studios. Felipe Marino and Joe Neurauter are producing for Occupant with Stefan Kapelari and Moritz Peters for Koch Films.
Greg Russo has carved a niche adapting videogame properties. He was the architect of the Mortal Kombat reboot gearing up at Warner Bros. and worked on the Resident Evil reboot for Constantin. He’s currently writing Death Note 2 for Netflix and an adaptation of the DC comic The Highwaymen at New Line.
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Gray, coming off the global smash hit The Fate of The Furious, is currently in post-production on MIB: International, the Sony franchise reboot starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, which hits theaters on June 14th.
