StarWars.com has made the official announcement that the beta for this year’s Star Wars: Battlefront will launch on October 8th. While the beta had previously been announced, the previous announcement had only hinted at an early October estimate but now the launch date is known.
The following modes will be included in the beta:
Walker Assault on Hoth: Fight in epic 40-player battles as a Rebel to destroy the Empire’s onslaught of AT-ATs by calling in Y-wing bombers. Or, side with the Empire and protect your walkers while utilizing their mighty weaponry to crush the Rebel objective.
Drop Zone on Sullust: Escape pods are crashing down and you and your team must fight to control them. With its frantic 8v8 matches, Drop Zone is sure to put your combat and strategy skills to the test.
Survival Mission on Tatooine: Play alone offline or with a friend via co-op or split-screen as you battle to hold off waves of Imperial forces including AT-STs, TIE fighters, elite stormtroopers and more.
The beta will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (via Origin).
The new edition of Star Wars: Battlefront will officially be released on November 17th.
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to playing the new Battlefront on October 8th?
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By Ruari Williamson
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens rumours kicked into overdrive when the cast was officially announced last year, but no details (rumoured or confirmed) have really been released on experienced actor Max von Sydow’s character- aside from a codename, “The Vicar”. Now the name of his character is rumoured to have been revealed.
Von Sydow’s character is said to be called Lor San Tekka.
Also, rumoured details on the character are below, but be wary as there are possible spoilers in there so here is your SPOILER alert warning.
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“Lor San Tekka is believed to be the one on Jakku who gets Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber after it falls from space. He then calls Poe Dameron and the resistance to come pick it up. Unfortunately the First Order also arrives on Jakku, looking for the lightsaber. Lor San Tekka gives the lightsaber to Poe before he is confronted and ultimately killed by Kylo Ren. This all happens within the first fifteen minutes of the film.”
Thoughts on the character name? Are you excited to see Max von Sydow in The Force Awakens?
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By Ruari Williamson
The release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens on December 18th is getting closer, and now a brand new experience to promote the film has been released.
The experience is an immersive 360 experience which features Jakku, one of the new planets that will be featured in The Force Awakens. The experience includes speeding through the desert plains of Jakku, showing off the remains of a battle that took place on the planet (which will be shown in a DLC for this year’s Star Wars: Battlefront).
Thoughts on the Jakku experience? Are you excited to see Jakku in The Force Awakens?
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By Ruari Williamson
Shooting for one of the upcoming Star Wars films is reportedly taking place in Iceland.
While it’s unconfirmed which film is being filmed (either Rogue One: A Star Wars Story or Episode VIII), but it’s likely to be the former as actor Mads Mikkelsen stated before that filming will mostly take place in England and Iceland.
A production crew has supposedly been working near Hjörleifshöfði and Hafursey in South Iceland. It was previously rumoured that scenes for this year’s Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens were shot in Iceland, involving Stormtroopers. So it may not be the first time a Star Wars film is partially shot in Iceland
Thoughts on this report? Which Star Wars film do you think is being filmed in Iceland?
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By Ruari Williamson
Actor Tom Payne (Waterloo Road, Luck, The Physician) has been cast as fan-favourite comic character Paul Monroe (aka “Jesus”) in the sixth season of The Walking Dead.
This casting comes after the recent announcement that Xander Berkeley has been cast in an undisclosed role (which many fans believe is comic book character Gregory), meaning two comic series characters have recently been cast.
Recent rumours indicated that the Hilltop Colony will be introduced in the show this season, and the two recent castings all but confirm those rumours.
The Walking Dead’s sixth season begins airing on October 11th.
Thoughts on this casting? Are you excited to see Tom Payne as Paul Monroe in The Walking Dead?
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By Ruari Williamson
Actress Stephanie Corneliussen (Mr. Robot, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters) has been cast as DC Comics character Valentina Vostok in Legends of Tomorrow.
Corneliussen will feature as the character in multiple episodes of the upcoming DC show.
A description of the character as she will appear in the series reads as follows:
“A gifted and beautiful Soviet physicist who will stop at nothing to defend her precious ‘Motherland. The time travelling Legends team will encounter Vostok during the height of the Cold War, and find that she’s working for immortal supervillain Vandal Savage (Casper Crump) to develop a secret weapon. In order to stop her, the Atom (Brandon Routh) and Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) both try to win Vostok’s heart.”
Thoughts on this casting? Are you looking forward to seeing Stephanie Corneliussen as Valentina Vostok?
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By Ruari Williamson
Great news for fans of The Walking Dead! Showrunners of the TV series are rumoured to be bringing comic series villain Negan in for the Season 6 finale, with a casting call going out with a description similar to the character.
The codename for the character is “Orin”, but as you’re probably aware The Walking Dead casting calls for comic characters usually have codenames to avoid fans knowing which comic characters are debuting on the show.
The description of the character reads:
“30s to mid-40s. A physically imposing, charismatic, brutal, smart, ferocious, frightening, hilarious, inappropriate, oddly friendly, fun loving sociopath that is both a leader of men and a killer of men. He has both a practical and emotional intelligence, he’s a brilliant strategist, he’s pure, dangerous, murderous, often gleeful, but still has both discipline and a code. And he has a temper that can vaporize people. He’s truly one of the strongest personalities ever…”
Thoughts on this rumour? Are you excited about the prospect of seeing Negan in the TV series?
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By Ruari Williamson
Even though Furious 7 was one of the most successful films in the Fast & Furious series (earning $1.5 billion), but new reports indicate that Universal are struggling to find a director for the eighth film.
James Wan, who directed the successful seventh instalment, was offered a chance to return to the series but chose to direct a sequel to The Conjuring instead. It’s said that Wan also suffered mentally and physically due to the production becoming a lot longer after star Paul Walker’s unfortunate passing.
However, it’s also said that Vin Diesel (who not only acted but produced this year’s Fast & Furious film) was difficult to work with and played a role in why Wan didn’t want to return. That report states:
“As a producer, he is said to have questioned even small details on elaborate action sequences, often holding up the complex production. He also was known to summon filmmakers to repeated late-night script sessions to make him comfortable with his character and dialogue.”
Justin Lin (director of four previous Fast & Furious films) was also asked to direct but turned a return down to direct Star Trek: Beyond.
The series may be fast and furious, but getting a director for the eighth instalment looks to be a slow and tender process.
Thoughts on this report? Who would you like to see direct Fast & Furious 8?
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By Ruari Williamson
The first trailer for the upcoming Angry Birds film has officially been released.
You can watch the trailer at the link below:
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“The movie takes place on Bird Island, an untouched paradise habited by birds who are naive and innocent, who know nothing of the outside world. They treasure eggs, and are all carefree and easy going, except for few.
Red, the lead of the film, had lost his temper quite a few times and had gone to court and had been sentenced to anger management courses, led by Matilda. who has also had anger issues before but turns it all into a hippie and zen-like lifestyle. Another angry bird is Chuck, who moves fast and talks fast. Bomb, another main character, frequently blows up due to his disorder IED, Intermittent Explosions Disorder. Bomb lives in a bomb shelter.
The birds are visited by pigs, who are dumb but funny. The birds and pigs befriend each other and have a party, but Red does not trust the pigs at all.”
The Angry Birds movie will be released on May 20th, 2016.
Thoughts on the trailer? Are you planning to see the Angry Birds film?
By Ruari Williamson
Batman: Arkham Knight director Sefton Hill has revealed that the Batsuit worn by Christian Bale in The Dark Knight will become available in the game.
A new DLC pack released by Rocksteady Studios features The Dark Knight’s Tumbler Batmobile, so it makes sense that the Batsuit from the film is coming as well. Due to demand Rocksteady are moving to design the suit for the game.
Due to the time taken to design suits for the game, the Batsuit will likely only become available later in the year at the earliest.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited to see The Dark Knight Batsuit in Arkham Knight?
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By Ruari Williamson
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