Friday, July 17, 2015

Get a Chance to Win a Walk-On Role in "Star Trek Beyond" by Supporting Causes‏

In an unprecedented event, the cast of the Star Trek film franchise has created a unique philanthropic initiative in partnership with Omaze. The “Star Trek: To Boldly Go” campaign will support the cast’s personal selection of nine global causes, which will each receive equal portions of the funds raised when fans enter for a chance to win a walk-on role in director Justin Lin’s “Star Trek Beyond,” the third film in the blockbuster franchise, released on July 8, 2016. The campaign runs from 12:01 a.m. PST on July 14th until 11:59 p.m. PST September 1st.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Building the Super Hero Suit of "Ant-Man"

Costume designer Sammy Sheldon Differ and head suit designer Ivo Coveney were tasked with designing and creating from scratch all of the practical suits that Paul Rudd would wear in Marvel's “Ant-Man.”

The first step in the process was deciding on the style and materials that would comprise the suit design. “Because the Ant-Man suit was supposed to have been made in the ’60s, Sammy and I were very keen on trying to make it have an older vintage feel,” explains Coveney. “I’ve deliberately left screws showing how some things are put together because we just felt that it needed to have a strong retro look, but still look cool and modern, which is quite a difficult thing to achieve.”

Sad Day For Modern Gaming - The Passing of Satoru Iwata

It has been a gloomy week for gaming as the one of the most beloved programmers and Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata died on July 11, 2015. He is fourth CEO of the game giant Nintendo which made games and gaming consoles like the NES, SNES, Gameboy and the Wii. 

Iwata worked on some of the nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda, Mario, and the Animal Crossing series. He was also the first CEO of Nintendo who is not related to original owners, the Yamauchis.

He died because of a Bile duct tumor (Cholangiocarcinoma) at the age of 55. Following his death, Nintendo announced that Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto would take over on an interim basis until a replacement is found.

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer." Satoru Iwata in his keynote speech at GDC 2005





Monday, July 13, 2015

BATMAN V SUPERMAN Launches Comic-Con Trailer‏

The new trailer of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has just been unveiled by Warner Bros. Pictures at the 2015 Comic-Con. Watch it here at https://youtu.be/cSrT8zLzzj8.

The highly anticipated action adventure from director Zack Snyder stars Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, and Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, with Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane returning from “Man of Steel,” Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, and Holly Hunter in a role newly created for the film.