Month: February 2020

At the Locke & Key: Season 1 premiere fan event in Los Angeles, executive producers Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill explain why they changed the name of the town where Keyhouse is located, from Lovecraft to Matheson.

“It was actually Joe Hill’s idea to do that. It was an homage to Richard Matheson, one of Joe’s favorites, so that was really his choice to do that,” Cuse went on to share more about why Hill made the change. “There was a lot of Lovecraftian elements in the comics and then when we moved it to TV, [Joe] was like, ‘I wanted to honor another author.'”

For a closer look at the series, be sure to check out the official Season 1 trailer in the video below:

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Richard Matheson was an American author who wrote I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come. Both of the aforementioned titles were turned into feature films starring popular actors like Will Smith and the late Robin Williams.

Locke & Key: Season 1 premieres on Netflix on February 7th. For more on Locke & Key, check out our spoiler-free review of Season 1 and learn everything you need to know about the source material graphic novel.

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David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He’s also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

A new chapter of Apex Legends has arrived through the Season 4: Assimilation update. There’s a new character, Revenant, and additional weapons, along with a number of other under-the-hood changes.

Fans have now discovered another big update that flew under the radar. All characters in Apex Legends have been given a unique voiceline for when they self-revive.

The voicelines match with each character’s personality. For example, the wise-ass Mirage says, “And I’m back! Did everybody miss me? You know you missed me.” The healer Lifeline reflects in a positive manner, saying “All good, just a scrape.” The defensive-minded Caustic, meanwhile, quips, “Not even death can prevent me from completing my work.”

The new character, Revenant, an assassin, has multiple voicelines. In one of them, he simply lets out an “anguished scream,” which seems pretty fitting. You can see a roundup of all of the new voicelines over on Reddit.

For lots more on Apex Legends Season 4, check out GameSpot’s extended breakdown that covers everything you need to know.

From predicting how Game of Thrones would end to an Olympics match up and gold medal win for the United States, here are 15 more times The Simpsons accurately predicted future events!

Japan’s eShop saw the release of a demo for the musou/dDynasty Warriors spinoff of Persona 5, and for those that can’t get their hands on it, we’ve got a gameplay video to watch. This gameplay is from the dungeon portion and includes many spells, environmental interactions, and even a boss fight!

Doctor Strange 2 has found a new director, it seems. After original director Scott Derrickson dropped out over “creative differences,” Marvel is now speaking to Spider-Man director Sam Raimi about directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, according to Variety.

Raimi directed the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy that began in 2002 and ended with 2007’s Spider-Man 3. He later directed Drag Me To Hell and a Wizard of Oz prequel for Disney. Raimi was lined up to direct the Warcraft movie but he eventually dropped out. He criticized Blizzard, saying the company wasted months of work and mismanaged the movie.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is expected to hit theatres on May 7, 2021. Production is slated to begin this May.

Benedict Cumberbatch is returning in the title role, while Benedict Wong (Wong) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Karl Mordo) are returning in their roles as well. Elizabeth Olsen will also feature in the movie as Scarlet Witch.

The 2016 Doctor Strange made $677 million worldwide, and critics enjoyed it.

Derrickson was not the first MCU director to leave or be fired from a project. Edgar Wright was originally set to direct Ant-Man while Patty Jenkins was lined up to direct Thor: The Dark World before exiting. James Gunn was fired from Guardians of the Galaxy 3, but he was later re-hired.