Ant-Man and the Wasp may have chronicled the story of Scott Lang, Hank Pym and Hope van Dyne attempting to rescue the long-lost Janet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm, but along the way it also subtly sowed seeds for the debut of two teams from Marvel’s comics — teams that could be part of the as-of-yet unrevealed Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Warning: full spoilers ahead!
The animation studio behind Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia, Studio Trigger, has started a Patreon.
The idea of Trigger launching a Patreon first popped up last year, but members from Trigger revealed at their 2018 Anime Expo panel that they were making the Patreon a reality. During the panel, they stated that this Patreon is meant to support the studio and its animators. The Trigger Patreon page reveals more:
“We’re a studio that strives for a global audience and values communications with our fans. If you’ve been in a creative business, I bet we can all relate that a simple feedback is all it takes to make our day great. However, there’s no denying at times we wished we had an extra buck or two. There’s been one too many incidents where we had to give up a merchandise idea because it was unprofitable, or simply due to lack of funding. That’s where you and Patreon comes in! With your support, we would like to forward funds into various aspect of the studio. Possibly a new line of merchandise, attending/conducting more events, or simply providing a little more to our staff.”
The Purge franchise is making massive bank. Not including the new film that came out on July 4, the films have made over $300 million against a budget of under $40 million.
The First Purge looks to continue this trend. And if you’re among the many who enjoy the franchise–as the box office returns clearly indicate–check out these similar films. Many are exploitative and crass. Most take a satirical approach to human violence. Others explore fear and personal choice. And all of them feature deranged, giddy psychopaths.
Here are 10 other movies that fans of The Purge need to watch. And if you liked this gallery, check out 15 Fun and Patriotic Movies and 30 Twisted and Sick Horror Movies as well.
Ant-Man and The Wasp is now in theaters, and while it is a Marvel superhero film, the movie is filled with moments of people and things growing to immense sizes and shrinking to the size of bugs. However, it’s not the only movie featuring this sci-fi trope, which feels very at home during the 1950’s science fiction craze. And while this theme isn’t new at all, it is predominantly featured in quite a few films over the past 60 years.
From Disney’s Alice shrinking in order to get into inside a door to Wayne Szalinski ruining his life by using his shrinking/growing machine, there are actually some solid movies about this concept–as well as a few mediocre ones. So we decided to take a quick look at some other movies featuring people growing and shrinking in size for you to check out before or after you see Ant-Man and The Wasp.
In our review of Ant-Man and the Wasp, GameSpot’s Mike Rougeau said, “Ant-Man and the Wasp is hilarious, fun, silly, self aware, and creative. Filled with pseudo-science gobbledigook, crazy action, and multiple villains all vying for screen time, it’s one of the most comic-booky MCU movies yet. The fates of all our favorite heroes after Avengers: Infinity War may still be up in the air, but in the meantime, Ant-Man and the Wasp is a welcome distraction.”
For more on Ant-Man and The Wasp, learn about the mid and post-credit scenes, the history of the character in the comics, and why the movie is set before Infinity War. Otherwise, check out these other movies about getting large or going small.
If you’ve fallen in love with the Yakuza series via Yakuza 0 or Kiwami, or have been with the franchise for years, you’ll most certainly want to get your hands on the Yakuza Kiwami 2 demo that is now available on PlayStation Network. This is the remake of the PS2 game Yakuza 2 that released in the West back in 2008; it’s been reimagined using the Dragon Engine which powered Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. Kiwami 2 has been out in Japan since last December, but the localized version is set to hit shelves worldwide on August 28 for PS4.
The demo itself, which you can download here, starts you out on Chapter Two of the story as Kiryu explores Sotenbori (a fictionalized version of Dotenbori in Osaka) on a search for the Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda. Kiryu still remains loyal to the Tojo Clan despite getting out of the business, and he seeks to protect them from the rival Omi Alliance that had a shake-up in leadership at the hand of Goda. The story runs deeper as Kiryu starts to unravel the shady operations of his enemies with the help of the detective Kaoru Sayama. Gripping drama with moments of comical absurdity are core to the franchise and Yakuza 2 delivers.
Kiryu has a heart of gold, but you wouldn’t want to wrong him or his friends.
In the full game, you can play through a brand new campaign centered around fan-favorite character Goro Majima. While he plays a pivotal role in the original story of Yakuza 2, we’ll get a closer look on into his life between the first two games in what’s called The Truth of Goro Majima. Sure, he rocks that sweet hardhat while running his own construction company, but you’ll find out more about how he got there.
This demo does not contain the full game despite Sega’s previous mishap with Yakuza 6. You can read more about Yakuza Kiwami 2’s features here. If you’re curious about what makes this series great, we at GameSpot had an extensive discussion about why you should play the entire Yakuza series. Remasters of the third, fourth, and fifth games are currently in the works for Japan, and while no official word was given for Western releases, they are likely given that the original games were localized.
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.