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Tom Holland, the newest actor to play Spider-Man, says he did not consult with previous Spider-Man actors such as Tobey MaGuire or Andrew Garfield about the role.

“I wasn’t in touch with them,” Holland told Variety. “They both said some really lovely things about me online. I met Andrew [Garfield] at the BAFTAs the other day. It was cool. He’s such a nice guy and we had a great chat and went our separate ways.”

Also in the interview, Holland talked about the first time he donned the Spidey suit, saying it was “a little bit of a disappointment,” but for a good reason. Because he was cast as Spider-Man after Captain America: Civil War started filming, the production team didn’t have time to make him a suit right away. So he had to wear a modified version of his stunt double’s suit, which was too big.

“So the first time I ever tried it on it was kind of like a saggy, sad Spider-Man,” Holland said.

But when Holland put on his suit, everything changed–for the better.

“The time I tried it on for real and it fit perfectly was one of the most surreal experiences of my life,” Holland said. “It’s been my dream since I was a kid, and the fact that it was coming true before my own eyes was such a crazy feeling. I was just so proud of myself and delighted with how my career had gone and where I was standing.”

Also on the line of the Spider-Man costume, Holland said it can take almost 45 minutes to put it on when the harness is attached underneath. As you can imagine, this presents some problems when nature calls.

“The tricky part is going to the bathroom,” he said. “You have to sort of plan in advance. You have to be like, ‘Look, I think I might need the toilet in 45 minutes, so we have to take this off.’ Obviously it’s a very expensive suit, so you don’t want it just swinging down around your ankles.”

You can read the full interview here at Variety.

The next trailer for this year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming is scheduled to premiere today, March 28. For now, you can watch a teaser right here.

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Today at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Sony announced the full title for the upcoming Jumanji sequel. It’ll be called Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a title that may make you smile or cringe. Additionally, it was confirmed that the movie has a video game plot.

According to Collider’s Steven Weintraub, who attended the event, star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson appeared on stage to introduce a trailer that contained action and silly dialogue.

There is no word yet on when the Welcome to the Jungle trailer will be released to the public. We’ll post the video here on GameSpot when it comes out.

The movie’s storyline will center upon a quartet of high school kids who find themselves drawn into the Jumanji game while in detention. The teens have to clean out the school’s basement as their punishment and while doing so they find an old video game console that has a game called Jumanji on it, according to The Hollywood Reporter. They discover that choosing a character in the game transports them into a jungle as that character.

“One rather nerdy boy is surprised (and rather pleased) to see he’s got the muscles of The Rock,” THR reported. “The popular girl in school is horrified to learn she’s got the body of Jack Black.”

This may explain actress Karen Gillan’s skimpy outfit, as she is a video game character.

It was first announced in April 2016, and it was presumed that it would be a reboot of the much-loved ’90s movie. However, Johnson subsequently revealed that the film would in fact be a sequel.

Jake Kasdan, the son of legendary Star Wars writer Lawrence Kasdan, is directing. The film opens on July 28, 2017.

Welcome to the Jungle actors Jack Black, Nick Jonas, and Karen Gillan broke into song during an appearance at CinemaCon. Here’s the silly video:

Also during CinemaCon today, Sony released some footage from the Stephen King movie The Dark Tower and also showed the second trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, while Ryan Gosling appeared on stage to talk about Blade Runner 2049. We’ll circle back with those videos when they are released

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Mass Effect: Andromeda has shot to No.1 in the UK physical games chart in its debut week, bringing Ghost Recon: Wildlands‘ reign at the top to an end. Ubisoft’s open-world title drops to No.2 as a result, forcing Lego Worlds down to No.3.

The chain reaction continues below that, as Horizon Zero Dawn dips to No.4 and the evergreen Grand Theft Auto V returns to No.5 (down from No.3 and No.4, respectively).

The remainder of the chart sees little change, week-on-week: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild holds on to its No.6 spot, while FIFA 17 (No.7), Rocket League (No.8), Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (No.9), and Forza Horizon 3 (No.10) make up the rest of the top 10.

Finishing at the top in its first week will be some welcome good news for Mass Effect: Andromeda developer BioWare, which has been faced with much fan criticism following some widespread animation issues. Despite these problems, Andromeda was relatively well received by critics.

In our review, critic Scott Butterworth said Andromeda “feels like a vision half-fulfilled.”

“It contains a dizzying amount of content,” he explained, “but the quality fluctuates wildly.” Read more in our full Mass Effect: Andromeda review.

For more on the huge space adventure, check out our two-part documentary series, The Story of Mass Effect: Andromeda, or this week’s episode of Reboot, which looks at the history of science-fiction storytelling, and highlights how the new Mass Effect squanders its potential.

You can read the full top 10 sales chart below, courtesy of sales monitor Chart-Track. Note this table does not include digital sales data, and so should not be considered representative of all UK game sales.

1. Mass Effect: Andromeda
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
3. Lego Worlds
4. Horizon Zero Dawn
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
7. FIFA 17
8. Rocket League
9. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
10. Forza Horizon 3

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Blizzard Entertainment today announced an HD version of the classic RTS StarCraft. Called StarCraft: Remastered, the game includes all the content from the base game and the Brood War expansion.

The graphics have been boosted to “4K ultra high definition,” while the audio is upgraded as well. Additionally, new features such as matchmaking have been introduced.

“StarCraft is a pure distillation of Blizzard’s DNA–its story, its balance, and all the little details reflect our long-running commitment to epic entertainment, and it’s been a staple in competitive gaming and esports for almost 20 years,” Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime said in a statement. “With StarCraft: Remastered, we’re modernizing the original game’s visuals, audio, and online support to ensure that players can enjoy StarCraft for another 20 years and beyond.”

In terms of specifics, here is a rundown of what StarCraft: Remastered offers:

• Widescreen UHD support for up to 4K
• New illustrations to “enhance storytelling” in the campaign missions
• “Advanced matchmaking”
• “Full connectivity” to Blizzard’s online network
• Cloud saves for campaign progress, custom-made maps, keybinds, and replays
• Eight new languages in addition to the five that came with the original

“While these improvements will bring StarCraft to the modern era, gameplay and balance have been precisely preserved, for an experience that will feel identical to veteran players,” Blizzard said.

StarCraft: Remastered is in the works for Windows PC and Mac and is slated to come out this summer. Pricing will be announced later.

You can learn more about StarCraft: Remastered here on its website.

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Microsoft isn’t the only platform-holder teasing its E3 2017 plans. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Fox News that Nintendo has “big” things in store for this year’s show.

“E3 is always a big time for Nintendo,” he said (via Nintendo Everything and NeoGAF). “We look at each E3 as a unique opportunity to tell our story. And we’re gonna have a big E3 this year. We’re going to be showcasing a variety of games.”

While Fils-Aime shied away from offering specifics about Nintendo’s plans, he said Nintendo will have Nintendo Switch and 3DS games on display.

“I’m not gonna tell you all of the various games and all of our little secrets for E3, but I can tell you that E3 is going to be a major opportunity for us to showcase not only Nintendo Switch, but also content coming to Nintendo 3DS,” he said.

Fils-Aime also mentioned the fact that E3 2017, for the first time in the show’s history, is open to the public, though he did not provide any specifics on how Nintendo’s plans might be tailored to that.

Also in the interview, Fils-Aime talked about how it’s not easy to predict where the video game industry is going.

“I think anyone who says they know where this industry is going is really not knowledgeable about the industry, given that at its heart, it’s all about innovation and creativity,” he said.

It’s been a few years since Nintendo has held a traditional E3 briefing, instead opting for offsite Nintendo Direct presentations, as well as Nintendo Treehouse livestreams.

What would you like to see from Nintendo at E3 this year? Let us know in the comments below!

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With E3 2017 still a few months away, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has now spoken out to say that fans can expect Microsoft to dedicate more time to games during the presentation.

Writing on Twitter, Spencer said, “I want to give our games more time on stage at E3. I sometimes feel like we rush telling the story of our games at E3.”

This is not to say that the briefing will be exclusively focused on software. It most certainly won’t be, as Microsoft’s Project Scorpio is coming out this year. However, Spencer’s new comments do lend further credence to the suggestion that Microsoft may hold an event dedicated to Scorpio before E3.

Microsoft’s E3 2017 briefing is slated to take place on the afternoon of Sunday, June 11. This is a change for Microsoft, as the company historically holds its presentation on the Monday of E3 week.

What are you hoping to see and learn from Microsoft at E3 this year? Let us know in the comments below!

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