News Shotgun 2/27/21
A ton of news about Paramount+, a new Superman movie is in development, Neill Blomkamp is writing a District 9 sequel, Twisted Metal is getting a TV series, Amazon is developing a Lady Jaye GI Joe TV series, and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Paul WS Anderson Tackles Another Gaming Franchise with Monster Hunter (Trailer)
Milla Jovovich stars in the big screen adaptation of Capcom’s insanely popular RPG franchise Monster Hunter as Captain Artemis, whose military squad is transported from the Middle East to a new world populated by giant monsters.
Horror Villain of the Week: Albert Wesker
Second in command to Dr. Alexander Isaacs, Albert Wesker becomes the de facto head of Umbrella Corporation when Dr. Isaacs and other high-ranking officials go into cryostasis and is instrumental in unleashing the T-virus that causes a global zombie apocalypse.
EA Commentary: Mortal Kombat
The winner of our So Bad It’s Good tournament, Zach, Chris, and Chris Ali watched 1995’s Mortal Kombat, probably the greatest video game to movie adaptation, for the latest Everything Action commentary.
Admit One 1/27
The first month of 2017 closes out with the final entry in the Resident Evil franchise, the PR crippled A Dog’s Purpose and Matthew McConaughey looking for treasure in Gold.
Franchise Flashback: Resident Evil
The Resident Evil series wraps up this weekend and we’re here to run down all the prior movies before you check out The Final Chapter.
Action Hero of the Week: Alice Marcus
Formerly working for Umbrella Corp as a security office turned genetic experiment, Alice is the main chance at survival for humanity when the T-Virus is unleashed upon the world and turns the Earth into a wasteland and most of humanity into zombies.
The Final Chapter Begins in the Resident Evil Series (Trailer)
Alice is back for one final battle against the evil Umbrella Corporation in next year’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.