Cinematic

World of Warcraft players will soon get to re-experience the MMORPG's first in-game cinematic with the release of Wrath of the Lich King Classic, but knowing what all went into the creation of the iconic scene at the Wrathgate might make it even more epic in retrospect.The Wrathgate was a huge moment in WoW's story, as the combined forces of the Horde and the Alliance battled the Lich King's armies in order to confront Arthas, only for all three factions to be decimated by a deadly chemical weapon…

After a quick look at Kazuya’s face passed as a tease at the future of the Tekken series at the fighting game tournament Evo, we finally got a full look at Tekken 8. PlayStation’s State of Play took a full look at the visuals and gave a peek at the gameplay we can expect from the long-awaited sequel to the ever-enduring Tekken 7. Tekken 8‘s new trailer takes us to a barren field where Jin Kazama and his evil father, Kazuya Mishima, continue their endless battle. The action moves straight from a cutscene to gameplay…

The Disney+ Marvel website home screen on a laptop computer in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, July 18, 2022.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHot on the heels of San Diego Comic Con in July, Disney is set to unveil more information about its burgeoning Marvel Cinematic Universe during the D23 Expo on Saturday. Fans already know how Phase 4 of the MCU will end with "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special" in December, but are looking for new footage and trailers for already announced films and…

Pam Grier was at the cinema with friends in the early 1990s, watching a violent thriller by a hot young director, when she experienced a minor shock. The motor-mouthed crooks up on the screen were shooting the breeze; their conversation turned to Black female action stars of the 1970s. And suddenly there it was: the name “Pam Grier”, uttered admiringly by Tim Roth and Chris Penn.“My friends were all standing up and screaming right there in the theatre,” she recalls. And what did she do? “I slid down into my seat. I…

Image: Rodin Eckenroth / Stringer (Getty Images)There are lots of productions underway right now, including an R.L. Stine adaption starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase (Zombie Town), a sci-fi thriller starring Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon Levitt (Ash), and Jennifer Connelly and Joel Edgerton attached to sci-fi series on Apple TV (Dark Matter). This year looks packed with great films to come. Hoist the spoiler flag!Zombie TownTHR reports Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Henry Czerny, Marlon Kazadi,and Madi Monroe are…

Image: Disney Plus The Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline can be rather confusing, so it’s a joy to learn that She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’s showrunner has confirmed where exactly it fits in this universe. Nobody is still quite certain where Phase Four fits in with each other, but thankfully, She-Hulk showrunner Jessica Gao has given some much needed clarity to the mess that is Marvel’s timeline. Speaking to TVline, the former Rick and Morty writer confirmed that the series is set in the aftermath of Shang Chi…

As part of its sizable presence at the K-Display 2022 expo this week, LG Display has revealed a 97-inch OLED TV panel that not only promises a brighter big-screen viewing experience, but also uses the surface of the display as a huge sound system.The extra-large panel making its Korean debut is built around OLED EX technology that LG Display announced last year, where the hydrogen elements in the OLEDs have been replaced with deuterium (a stable isotope of hydrogen) and mixed with the company's algorithms to boost screen…

LG Display announced a new 97-inch OLED EX TV panel that vibrates to produce 5.1 audio without the help of a built-in speaker. The giant display features LG’s CSO (Cinematic Sound OLED) technology seen previously on devices like this bendable 48-inch OLED panel. CSO uses a thin film exciter applied to the back of the panel to vibrate the display, resulting in audio being generated directly from the OLED without the need for additional speakers. LG Display claims the 5.1 channel system will offer a “cinematic level of…

A third live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie is on the way, and it’s set for release on December 20th, 2024, the film’s official Twitter account has confirmed. There’s no word yet on whether Ben Schwartz will return in the titular role, or whether director Jeff Fowler, or writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller will be back either. This release date, though, puts it directly up against James Cameron’s second Avatar sequel, currently being produced under the working title Avatar 3. It’s the blue CGI character showdown we’ve…

Top Gun: Maverick: Quentin Tarantino Thought The Tom Cruise Starrer ‘Was Fantastic’, Reveals Discussing The Film With The Actor (Photo Credit – Quentin Tarantino / Wikimedia; Poster from Top Gun: Maverick) Maverick filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has shared his experience of watching the Tom Cruise-starrer ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. Speaking on CinemaBlend’s ReelBlend podcast, he said: “Normally I don’t talk about new movies that much because I’m only forced to say only good things, but in this case I f***ing…