As of November of last year the world record time for completing Halo: Combat Evolved on Legendary difficulty was 1:29:59. In this video a group of four speedrunners demonstrate techniques that shave a full 22 minutes off of that time.
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I fell in love with my favorite fighting game franchise for all the right reasons. It was fast, frantic, flashy and groundbreaking. Now, after nearly 20 years together, it’s time for me to face the truth—my favorite fighting game franchise is an exhibitionist, and I’m not okay with it.
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Members of Microsoft’s Xbox Dashboard Preview program are now enjoying the ability to tap a button twice or say “Xbox take a screenshot” and create a still image suitable for making your dashboard wallpaper—and not much else at the moment.
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The FMV-tastic indie spinning limousine simulator Roundabout is now available on Xbox One. Stephen Totilo said it was “fun.” Luke Plunkett called it a “Masterclass in FMV.” Leo Wichtowski spoke about it at length in his soothing voice. Ringing endorsements all ’round!
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Who knew 35 years ago today that a small software company founded in Chiyoda-ku Japan to make personal computer games would one day be responsible for some of the most popular video game franchise on the planet? Happy 35th anniversary, HAL Laboratory.
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The Independent Spirit Awards were handed out in Santa Monica this afternoon, and the crop of winners includes two accolades for Nightcrawler, two for Boyhood, and three for Birdman, including Best Feature. Whiplash also did well, and in general the Indie Spirit awards this year lined up very strongly with the Oscar predictions we and many other people have made. Check out all the winners for the Independent Spirit Awards 2015 below.
Winners are indicated by bold text in the list of nominees for each category.
Best Feature
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best First Feature
Best First Screenplay
John Cassavetes Award
Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive producers are not awarded.
Best Female Lead
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Female
Best Supporting Male
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Documentary
Best International Film
Robert Altman Award
(Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Inherent Vice
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis
Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon
Special Distinction Award
Foxcatcher
Piaget Producers Award: Chris Ohlson
Lenscrafters Truer Than Fiction Award: Dan Krauss, director of The Kill Team
Kiehl’s Someone To Watch Award: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia, directors of H
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Gal Gadot will be back in her Wonder Woman armor before long. Though she’s not set to make her debut as the DC superheroine until next year, Warner Bros. is pushing ahead with the Wonder Woman standalone. According to a new report, it’ll shoot before the end of the year. More on the Wonder Woman standalone shooting schedule after the jump.
According to Deadline, who buried the news in an unrelated casting story*, Wonder Woman will shoot this fall. Michelle MacLaren is directing the film from a script by Jason Fuchs. Warner Bros. already has June 23, 2017 earmarked for the movie. Gadot is also expected to reprise the role for the Justice League Part 1, due out November 17, 2017.
A recent rumor indicated that Warner Bros. wants an entire Wonder Woman trilogy, and that the first film will center on Paradise Island’s first contact with the outside world in the 1920s. That same report claims the second Wonder Woman movie will be set during World War II, and the third will bring Wonder Woman into the modern day. As of now, though, Warner Bros. has only confirmed the one Wonder Woman movie.
Wonder Woman is MacLaren’s second feature, after the direct-to-video thriller Population 436. However, she’s an accomplished TV director, with episodes of Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Breaking Bad under her belt. Fuchs’ previous credits include Joe Wright’s Pan and Ice Age: Continental Drift.
Up until very recently, Gadot was best known for her work in the Fast & Furious series. Her other upcoming features are Ariel Vroman’s Criminal and John Hillcoat’s Triple Nine. Her first appearance as Wonder Woman comes in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which opens March 25, 2016.
(* Oh, and here’s the casting story, if you’re curious: Gadot is in talks for Keeping Up With the Jonses, directed by Greg Mottola. She’ll join Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, and Jon Hamm. Production begins in April.)
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David and his brother Michael discuss Better Call Saul‘s third episode, “Nacho.”
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Fans know infinitely more about Star Wars: The Force Awakens than they do the standalone films. For sure, we know Gareth Edwards is directing one that’ll be released in December 2016. Gary Whitta wrote the first draft, Chris Weitz is writing the latest and we think Oscar-nominee Felicity Jones will star. We also think it’ll be about a group of bounty hunters or pirates hired to steal the plans for the Death Star. Emphasis on “think.”
That’s the 2016 film. 2017 will see Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII and then 2018 will see the next standalone. We think Josh Trank will direct that film, but rumblings are even that might not be true anymore. As for the subject of the film, it’s mostly speculation.
Which is all preamble to the latest rumor, coming from The Sun newspaper in the UK. They say that second standalone movie will feature a young Han Solo (a rumor we’ve heard for years at this point) and that Taron Egerton, currently starring in Kingsman: The Secret Service, is being eyed for the role. Read more about the Taron Egerton Han Solo rumor below.
The rumor originated at the UK tabloid The Sun. It’s not online yet, so thanks to the Daily Mail for the heads up.
According to the report, the Han Solo film will show “how Harrison Ford’s iconic character got the Millennium Falcon and as well as showing how he fell out with Jabba the Hutt.” If that’s the case, you’d have to imagine how he met Chewbacca and other things would be in the film too.
So how much weight does this rumor hold? I would tend to say not a lot as The Sun is not particularly reliable. But Kingsman writer Mark Millar did tweet this:
Taron shot first. #justsayin
— Mark Millar (@mrmarkmillar) February 21, 2015
Is he just reacting to the rumor or is there some inside info? Probably the former, but maybe the latter.
A few quick reactions. One, before everyone goes crazy in the comments, I agree. I don’t want to see a Han Solo origin film. He’s my favorite character of all time but part of the character’s appeal are the mysteries in his past. Getting concrete answers to those questions would ruin a lot of the mystique. If he’s part of a larger story (the more likely interpretation) that’s better, but still a little scary.
Second, if the Solo solo film had to happen, I do like Egerton for the role. Unlike other actors who we’ve heard floated he’s young, and he’s got a swagger and confidence similar to Harrison Ford. We haven’t heard his American accent yet (or at least I haven’t) so that’s a question, but it’s obviously workable. Nearly every one of our biggest action stars these days are either British or Australian.
So again – is there any truth to the Taron Egerton Han Solo rumor? We don’t know. But it’s one of the best ones yet. What are your thoughts?
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If you’re planning a vacation somewhere soon and you’ve always wanted to visit the filming locations of some of your favorite movies, then you’ll want to check out the Ultimate Movie Location Map. The folks over at Musement.com have put together a pretty expansive global map that shows you where some of your favorite movies were shot on-location. For example, you can check out Nakatomi Tower in Los Angeles, check out Nolan’s Wayne Manor in the United Kingdom at Nottingham’s Wollaton Hall, or see where the helicopter crashed in The Matrix at BT Tower in Australia. There are over a thousand listings on the map. ›››
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