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My Hero Academia Cosplay at Anime Expo
Anime Expo 2018 is currently underway and a number of fans showed up to the event sporting some incredible My Hero Academia cosplay.
IGN is on location in Los Angeles and attended the My Hero Academia meetup to take some photos of the super talented cosplayers. Check out the gallery below to see cosplay of Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki, Toga, and many more characters from the hit anime series.
Anime Expo attendees had to opportunity to see the world premiere screening of My Hero Academia: Two Heroes. While you wait for our forthcoming review of the film, watch the video below to see our initial reactions.
For more from Anime Expo 2018, check out the latest details about the upcoming Kill la Kill game and our interview with Trigger, Arc System Works, and APLUS to find out how they’re striving to make Kill la Kill the Game: If feel like the anime.
Ant-Man and the Wasp End Credits Scenes Explained
Attack on Titan: Roar of Awakening Review
Funimation Films will present Attack on Titan Season 2 Movie: Roar of Awakening and the Attack on Titan Season 3 world premiere as a two-night only event, July 10 – 11, 2018, in select U.S. and Canadian theaters.
The recap film is exactly as it sounds: it’s a recap. It begins right where Season 2 kicks off, and ends where it leaves off. It’s an intense two-hour gloss over of the entire second season. It doesn’t add any new context to what has already aired. There’s potentially some polishing within major action sequences to add just a tiny bit more drama and intensity, but otherwise, you’ve already seen the entire film in the form of 12 episodes. But it does offer the season in its most condensed and intense form, and it’s an action-packed ODM joyride.
Meet the Fans Resurrecting a Legendary Cancelled LEGO Bionicle Game
When Bionicle: Tales of the Tohunga was released for the GameBoy Advance back in 2001, it was poorly received, to say the least. A licensed game themed around LEGO’s hugely popular Bionicles figures, IGN gave it a 4.5, saying “I’ve had more fun watching my grandmother play bingo.” It even immediately faced legal trouble, having to be renamed post-launch after Maori tribes from New Zealand complained about LEGO’s blatant cultural appropriation.
But Bionicles fans still found something to like in it, and those who managed to beat it were rewarded with a glimpse at what was next. The GBA game ended with a special cutscene showing the mythical Toa arriving on the island of Mata Nui, an exciting tease for a planned PC-exclusive sequel called Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui — but 17 years later that sequel has still never materialised.
Update: We Know 161 More Facts About Anthem
Update July 6: Following nearly a month of executive producer Mark Darrah’s AMAAAA
, BioWare capped off the event today with an hour-long live stream. This time Darrah was joined by game director Jonathan Warner, and questions were once again answered.
Here are 26 more answers gleaned from the one-hour livestream
, edited for repeat questions we already covered in the original story’s 135 facts.
136) The Interceptor or Storm Javelin will likely have a sword for a melee weapon. When asked if there will be swords in the game, BioWare said, “We are not talking about the Storm or Interceptor at this time.”
Here’s How Syfy’s 12 Monkeys Ends
This review contains spoilers for 12 Monkeys Season 4, including the two-part series finale, “The Beginning.” For more on the series finale, check out our interview with the showrunner to explain that surprise ending.
12 Monkeys achieved the seemingly impossible in its final season by answering every question, completing each loop and, most importantly, rewarding not only the intellectual but also the substantial emotional investment of its audience.
The series has always delivered in terms of the trippy, slippery details of time-travel, but its power comes from its heart. We care about these characters the way they care about each other. Last season our heroes were working against each other, and much of this season was about them coming back together for one last try. A large chunk of Season 4 found Cole and his allies seeking out “the weapon” created by the Primaries of Olde. The scavenger hunt across time element was fun, but the reveal of the Primaries’ actual goal was devastating. Just as “To Serve Man” was a cookbook, the weapon made “for Cole” was made not for him to wield, but to destroy him. Cole is the solution and the problem, the cure and the virus, the slayer and the demon, which makes sense to Cole: He’s never really seen a way out of this.
Explaining the 12 Monkeys Finale’s Biggest Twist
This interview contains spoilers for series finale of Syfy’s 12 Monkeys.
Syfy’s 12 Monkeys has finished its loop. The finale saw Team Splinter gather its forces — including a few familiar (and recently dead) faces — to stop The Witness and Titan from destroying time.
And, spoiler alert, they did. The Witness was killed, our heroes re-wrote the timeline, and surprisingly, everyone got a happy ending. But just because all of time and reality was saved, doesn’t mean there aren’t still questions to be answered.
Ant-Man And The Wasp SPOILER Review: A Strong Marvel Sequel
Ant-Man and the Wasp has been released, and there’s plenty to talk about. While the newest adventure of the tiny heroes is set after the events of Captain America: Civil War, it’s actually arriving in theaters following Avengers: Infinity War. That alone led to many questions ahead of the movie’s release.
Now that it’s out, and people are seeing it; however, GameSpot is ready to take a deep dive into the spoiler pool to talk all about what we loved, what we didn’t, how it connects to the rest of the MCU, and what we think this will all mean for the future of the Ant-Man franchise. Warning: The following story and the above video contain heavy spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp. if you haven’t seen the movie, stop reading and watching now!
If there’s one thing you can say about this movie–and Ant-Man before it–it’s that this piece of the MCU is entertaining and funny. After the devastating ending of Avengers: Infinity War, it’s nice to get a palate cleanser like this to remind you of just how exciting the Marvel universe can be.
The story finds Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) nearing the end of his house arrest sentence, which explained his absence during Infinity War. It’s not long, though, before he’s dragged back into his former Ant-Man life as Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) have found a way to rescue Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) from the Quantum Realm. In doing so, they encounter a supervillain, a rich Southern gentleman, and a wacky FBI agent as they race against time to save Janet.
Overall, the movie succeeded at just about everything it tried to do. The returning characters shined even brighter than before–with bonus points going to Lilly’s Wasp and Abby Ryder Fortson, who plays Scott’s young daughter Cassie. Among the new additions, Pfeiffer didn’t have much screen time but owned the moments she did have, and the addition of Randall Park as FBI Agent Jimmy Woo added a fun, new comedic element to Scott’s story.
The action delivered in every way it possibly could, especially when it comes to the chase scenes that involve shrinking cars. In a world where Fast & Furious movies have practically perfected these kinds of moments, it’s nice to see Marvel throw something new into the mix.
We didn’t love everything about the movie, sadly. Walton Goggins over-the-top character was a little too much of a cartoon villain, while Ghost–the primary antagonist played by Hannah John-Kamen–wasn’t given enough to work with to truly stand out like a baddie of that magnitude should.
Additionally, a lot of the movie itself felt sort of cookie cutter. It’s entirely possible this is due to the fact that Ant-Man and the Wasp is following in the footsteps of Infinity War, which was a real mic-drop of a moment for the MCU, but it left this film feeling inconsequential.
As for what the future holds, thanks to that end scene that saw three of the four main characters turned to dust like half of the rest of the MCU, it’s hard to know where this series goes next. Hopefully, there is a future, though, because Ant-Man and the Wasp was too much fun to just end there.
SDCC 2018: New Marvel Toy At Comic-Con Features Infinity War’s Big Surprise Character
If you’re feeling down about the Avengers not coming to Comic-Con, maybe the tiny version of one of their most menacing villains will lift your spirits. Hasbro recently announced that Red Skull will be added to itsMCU 10th anniversary collection and debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2018.
Red Skull, AKA Johann Schmidt, is played by Hugo Weaving in Captain America: The First Avenger. He is the head of HYDRA, an offshoot of the Nazi regime (though they were disillusioned with Hitler and Third Reich) that has plans to take over the world with the help of the power harnessed from the Tesseract. Red Skull got his name because he made one of his scientists use the experimental Super Soldier Serum on him before it was ready and the result was increased strength but also a deformed, red face. He also made a surprise appearance in Infinity War, despite being presumed dead after Captain America:The First Avenger.
Carving all the details of Red Skull’s face into a plastic figurine cannot have been easy, but they did a pretty great job. The toy includes the six-inch Red Skull figure, complete with his long villainous coat, along with the three-inch Tesseract. The Tesseract is a battery-powered blue cube that lights up in different colors. The packaging is pretty cool too; the design is retro looking and was inspired by Captain America:The First Avenger.
The figure retails for $60 and will make its exclusive debut at San Diego Comic-Con at the Hasbro booth #3329.
