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News Nintendo Files New Company Copyrights For Illumination Mario Movie
Trailer incoming?
Just over a month ago, Illumination's upcoming untitled Super Mario movie was delayed from a 2022 holiday date to April 2023. But while we're still a ways off from being able to sit down and watch the films, in the background, Nintendo has been making preparations for the plumber's motion picture. Earlier today, Twitter user...
News Minecraft Gets Ice Age DLC, Adding 30 Prehistoric Skins To The Game
Available until the end of July!
[Correction: The DLC itself is not free, but players will receive a free item if they download it before the 31st July. We apologise for the error.] Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Sloths, oh my! These are just some of the creatures you'll be able to meet, befriend, and explore the digestive systems of, with Minecraft's...
News Sonic 3 Movie Aiming For 2024, Paramount Possibly Seeking "Hollywood Actor" To Voice New Enemy
Spoilers ahead!
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 might still be in theatres, but Paramount Pictures and Sega Corporation are already preparing for the future with a third movie and live-action series. In an update, Sonic screenwriters Pat Casey and Josh Miller have revealed at a 'KCC Comic-Con 2022 Q&A' (via Tails' Channel) how the team is hoping to...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie Begins Streaming On Paramount+ May 24th
Digital release and physical versions to follow
Update [Tue 24th May, 2022 00:55 BST]: As of May 24th in the US, the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie can be streamed on Paramount+. Of course, you'll need to have access to an account and an active In addition to this, digital purchases elsewhere will also be made available. This will come with a new...
Random Sonic The Hedgehog's "Ugly" Design Makes A Cameo In The New Chip N' Dale Movie
Update: It's real and it's horrific
Update: Fri 20th May, 2022 11:15 BST: Well folks, it's real: Ugly Sonic makes a pretty substantial cameo in the new Disney+ movie, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. You can check out the screenshots below, but let's go over what actually happens in the scene first (SPOILERS, we guess?). It takes place quite early on...
News Part Fort, Part Nite, All Cop: Robocop Is Now In Fortnite
And so is Ali-A, who is not a robot or a cop
The latest IP crossover is (rolls dice) Robocop in (rolls dice) Fortnite, which means that the ultimate showdown is now possible: Robocop vs The Terminator vs Alien vs Predator. This is what the multiverse has been working up to, surely. The Robocop outfit will include the LEG-209 Back Bling, which can...
News New Marvel Fortnite Skin Celebrates Release Of 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness'
"Show chaos magic as the Scarlet Witch"
This week sees the arrival of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in cinemas, and to celebrate what is arguably the biggest release in MCU's Phase 4 so far, the popular battle royale game Fortnite has released a new Scarlet Witch skin. It follows on from a recent leak. So, what can you expect from...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Speeds Past Original Movie At The Global Box Office
Gotta go fast
Sega Corporation has today announced Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has now surpassed global box office sales of $331.64 million - speeding past the $319.71 million sales record set by the original film in 2020. It follows on from the movie experiencing the biggest opening for a video game movie ever - grossing $72.1 million in the US within...
Random WWE Superstar 'The Miz' Really Wants To Be Johnny Cage In The Next Mortal Kombat Movie
"I have been working on my splits"
Last year, the Mortal Kombat movie series got a reboot, banking $22.5 million at its domestic box office opening in the US. Although we got to see quite a lot of the Mortal Kombat cast, not everyone featured in the movie. One, in particular, that was missing was Johnny Cage. Fortunately, a sequel has been...
Rumour Super Mario Bros. Film Might Feature Redesigns For Mario & Luigi
It may also include musical numbers
This is Miyamoto. Please understand that the following information from Ollie-san is based on a leak and may not be entirely accurate. Take everything you read here with a huge grain of salt, and please look forward to the release of the Super Mario Bros. film in 2023. Peace, Ninten-dawgs. Thanks, Miyamoto. You...
Random Of Course "This Is Miyamoto" Has Become A Meme
Here are some of our favourites
We're sure the delay of the Super Mario animated movie has sent shockwaves around the world. Originally on course for a 22nd December release, the film — starring Chris Pratt as the Italian plumber — has been pushed back to April 2023. In the early hours of the morning (for many of us!), Shigeru Miyamoto and...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie Nears $300 Million At International Box Office
Set to surpass the original movie
It's safe to say the second movie outing for Sonic the Hedgehog has been a huge success for SEGA and Paramount Pictures. According to a box office update via Deadline, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has almost reached $300 million in global earnings. In comparison, the original banked $319.7 million worldwide, which means...
News The Super Mario Movie Has Been Delayed Until April 2023
Miyamoto says it'll be "worth the wait"
The Super Mario animated movie starring Chris Pratt was scheduled to arrive later this year, but it seems plans have now officially changed. Nintendo's very own Shigeru Miyamoto has once again hi-jacked the company's Twitter account to deliver the news. The movie will now jump from 21st December 2022 to April...
Just imagine the land of Hyrule on the big screen
As you've probably already noticed, video games are all the rage in Hollywood right now. Sonic the Hedgehog is flying high, Halo just got its own television series, and later this year Super Mario will be getting an animated movie. Of course, talks have popped up about what other Nintendo franchises...
News John Wick Creator Working On Streets Of Rage Movie
Sonic movie producer 'dj2 Entertainment' involved
If Jason Momoa potentially signing on for a Minecraft movie wasn't already enough for one day, we've now got news Sega's classic beat 'em up series Streets of Rage is reportedly be getting a movie adaptation. According to an exclusive on Deadline, the script is being handled by John Wick creator...
News Jason Momoa Reportedly In "Final Negotiations" To Star In Minecraft's Live-Action Movie
A blockbuster in the making
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Aquaman and Dune star Jason Momoa is reportedly in "final negotiations" to star in the "live-action" Minecraft movie. Yes, it's really happening... It's not specified what Momoa's role would be in the movie, but The Hollywood Reporter has revealed who else will be involved with this...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Is The Biggest Video Game Movie Ever
Update: The biggest opening weekend for a video game movie
Update: An extra million dollars between today and yesterday, and the official Sonic Movie Twitter has confirmed that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has indeed had the biggest opening weekend for any video game movie, sitting at a very healthy $72 million. Original Story: Well, this happened at...
News Sonic 2 Movie Speeding Towards $65 Million In Its US Opening Weekend
Expected to outpace the first movie
The Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie has now officially been released in the US, and the opening weekend is currently on track to be bigger than the blue blur's first film. According to Deadline, the Sonic 2 movie is currently racing towards a $60-$65 million opening across 4,234 theatres within the US. In contrast,...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Director Says He's Open To Making A Smash Bros. Movie
"Nothing would make me happier"
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie director Jeff Fowler is currently doing the press rounds this week to promote the sequel and as you can probably imagine, he's being asked all sorts of questions about what type of video game movie adaptation he would like to work on next. Speaking to Comicbook.com, Jeff was asked if he...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Star Jim Carrey Says He's "Fairly Serious" About Retiring
Update: Producers respond
Update [Thu 7th Apr, 2022 03:55 BST]: At the Sonic 2 movie "blue carpet" event, producers Toby Ascher and Neal H. Moritz said they "wouldn't even try" to replace Jim Carrey, if the actor did decide to retire. Here's exactly what they both had to say (via IGN): Toby Ascher: "Jim Carrey is always a member of the Sonic...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Tracking Above Its Predecessor In Overseas Markets
Paramount "delighted" with the results
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opened in Europe, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand over the weekend, topping the charts and grossing $25.5 million over 31 markets. When compared with the original 2020 movie, the sequel's performance is tracking 2% higher, and Paramount Pictures is said to be "delighted" with the...
News Turns Out Sonic 2's Stars Have Impeccable Taste In Video Games
Chrono Trigger! GoldenEye! Contra!
The press blitz for the Sonic 2 movie is in full swing, and that means plenty of interviews with the cast – including James Marsden and Ben Schwartz, the latter of whom provides Sonic's voice in this and its forerunner. As you might imagine for a movie based on a video game, the topic of video games cropped up...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Here's what the critics think about the movie sequel
Sonic's big-screen debut in 2020 was so successful that Sega's blue blur is now officially a movie star. His new film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 arrives globally in cinemas soon. If you're still on the fence about whether or not you'll see the new one, the good news is the review embargos have now...
News Sonic Movie Producer Talks About "Creating A Sonic Cinematic Universe"
Shadow when?
If it wasn't already obvious enough, Paramount Pictures is planning to go big with the live-action version of Sonic the Hedgehog. After announcing a third movie and live-action Knuckles series in February for Paramount Plus, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie producer Toby Ascher has now reiterated how the long-term plan is to create a...
News New Song "Stars In The Sky" Released For Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie
Performed by 'Kid Cudi'
Following on from the release of "Speed Life" by Stéphane Legar last week, we've now got another video clip, this time by singer, rapper and song writer Kid Cudi. This track is titled "Stars in the Sky" and admittedly does a better job incorporating references to the Sonic video games and his second big-screen outing,...
News Build-A-Bear Releases Its Sonic 2 Movie Range, Including Tails And Knuckles
Too tempting
As you're no doubt aware, right now there's a lot of buzz around the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, which is just a couple of weeks away. There are all sorts of promos and tie-ins and one of the cutest is the new Build-A-Bear range. The retailer released plushies for the original film, too, but this time we have a new Sonic pose alongside...
Random New Disney Pixar Movie 'Turning Red' Makes For The Perfect Super Mario Mashup
Toronto Tanooki
Have you seen Disney Pixar's latest movie release, Turning Red, yet? If not, you absolutely should — we might be a Nintendo-focused website, but trust us on this. Director Domee Shi's feature-length debut is an utter masterpiece. It's set in Toronto, Canada in the early 2000s, and manages to pull off a laser-focused period piece...
News New Song "Speed Life" Released For Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie
Have a listen
We've seen what the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie will look like, but what will it sound like? If you have been wondering, it seems there's now a sample of one of the songs recorded for the movie. As highlighted by Tails' Channel, Togolese-Israeli singer Stéphane Legar has released a remix of Rockwell's 1984 single, Somebody's...
Random Tails Gets His Game Face On In Sonic 2's US Movie Poster
He's smiling in Japan's poster
Sonic's second movie is almost here, and to help pass time, enthusiastic fans have been sifting through promotional materials to see if there are any interesting details. Perhaps the highlight of the lot is Tails. On the Japanese poster he's smiling and over in the US he's looking a lot more determined. While minor...
Random Sonic 2 Movie Poster Gives Fans The Major 'Sonic 2sday' Feels
2 Fast, 2 Furious
Marketing for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie has been exceptionally strong, with Paramount leaning heavily on iconic imagery and nostalgia. The latest poster goes above and beyond, tapping into those nostalgic feels like nothing else we've seen up till now, especially for anyone who was around for the launch of the...
News Paramount Releases Final Trailer For Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Gotta go fast
Update: [March 14th] - The final trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has now been released from Paramount Pictures. As expected, some of the more 'out-there' images from below didn't make the cut and we're quite sad not to see Idris Elda wearing Knuckles' gloves. Nevertheless, the trailer looks wonderful and we can't wait to see the...
News Sonic 2 Movie Prequel Comic Will Feature A Robotnik Story "Spearheaded" By Jim Carrey
Available in stores later this month
Sonic's second movie outing is almost here, and in case you missed it, IDW is releasing an official "pre-quill" comic - linking together the first and second big-screen adventures of the blue blur. It'll arrive in stores later this month on 23rd March for $6.99 USD, and contains five stories across 40 pages -...
News Zelda Is The Franchise Fans Want To See Next At The Cinema, According To Poll
Animal Crossing also gets some support
There once was a time when movies based on video games were box office poison, but that has changed in recent times thanks to the commercial success of films based on Resident Evil, Sonic and
News Sega & Jakks Pacific Reveal New Sonic Movie 2 Merch, Arriving This Spring
Including toys, plush, costumes and more...
Ahead of the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, Sega and Jakks Pacific have announced a new line of merchandise - including action figures, playsets, vehicles, plush toys and other collectibles including costumes. Here's the full rundown of what to expect: Figurines - An all-new line of 4-inch...
News Sega Announces Third Sonic The Hedgehog Film And Live-Action Knuckles Series
The new "original Knuckles series" will launch in 2023
Sega Corporation and Paramount Pictures have announced Sonic will be getting a third film along with a new live-action series. Development of the third feature film has already commenced development, even though the second film isn't out until April. As for the live-action series, the...
News A Bioshock Movie Is In The Works At Netflix
"Would you kindly" meets "Are you still watching"
The Bioshock games are on their way to the big screen, as Netflix makes moves to turn the series into a movie. The media giant announced their plans on the 15th February on their nerd-culture-focused "Geeked" Twitter account. The only information we have at this point is that Netflix, 2K, and...
News The Upcoming Super Mario Movie Is Getting Its Own Range Of Toys
Who wants a plastic Toad?
We know the core voice cast, but pretty much everything else about the forthcoming Super Mario movie is very much shrouded in secrecy, with very little known about the plot, setting or what it will actually look like. However, we do know that it will be accompanied by a range of toys created by Jakks Pacific. Two toys have...
Random Disney+ Chip 'n Dale Reboot Features A Cute Nod To The 1990 NES Game
"A comeback 30 years in the making"
Disney is rebooting Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers with a new movie, and the first trailer contains a cheeky little nod to Capcom's 1990 NES game. Described as "a comeback 30 years in the making", the new movie will launch exclusively on Disney+ on May 20th, 2022 and is a "hybrid live-action/CG animated...
Video Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Showdown Seen In New Super Bowl Trailer
More like Superb Hedgehog
Sonic and Knuckles facing off in front of a Chaos Emerald? As they'd say in the Super Bowl: Now that's a home run! This latest Sonic the Hedgehog 2 trailer will be aired during this weekend's Super Bowl game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, which will take place on Sunday, February 13th at 6:30pm ET...
Random These Gorgeous Ace Attorney Movie Posters Do Real Justice To The Games
"I think the time is 3pm"
Ace Attorney, the game about lawyer Phoenix Wright getting his clients acquitted, already has a live-action movie adaptation — and an anime, and a stage production — but all of them were made for the Japanese audience, amongst whom the game is much more popular than in the West. It's unlikely that we'll ever get a...
Video Here's Another Look At The Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie
Paramount will reportedly air a clip at Super Bowl
One upcoming live-action video game movie we're looking forward to is Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The first one did quite impressively at the box office, and the second entry is expected to be even bigger and better now that it features Knuckles. As we get closer to the second movie's launch this April,...
Rumour Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Is In Talks To Star In A 'Call Of Duty' Movie
Update: Report follows hints dropped by the actor
Update [Mon 31st Jan, 2022 15:35 GMT]: Sources close to movie news site Giant Freakin Robot have said that the movie Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hinted at last week is Call of Duty (thanks, Eurogamer). Johnson is said to be in talks about the new film, but his actual role within it hasn't been...
News Super Mario's Movie Script Is "Top Secret", According To The Voice Of Luigi
Even he knows "nothing"
The Super Mario animated movie cast was unveiled last September and since then, we've not heard much from anyone but Chris Pratt (the voice of Mario). Now, though, in an appearance on the American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Charlie Day - the voice of Luigi - has spoken a little about his own role. When prompted by Kimmel,...
News Mortal Kombat's 2021 Movie Reboot Is Getting A Sequel
Mortal Kombat 2 promises to be bigger, better and bloodier
Last year saw the return of Mortal Kombat on the big screen and it seems the reboot has been successful enough to score a sequel. According to an exclusive over on Deadline, New Line Cinema has hired Jeremy Slater to write the Mortal Kombat 2 script. He's the head writer of the upcoming...
Video Sonic Enters The Matrix In His Latest Movie Commercial
"Red Quill or Blue Quill"
At 'The Game Awards' earlier this month, we got our first proper trailer for Sonic's second movie outing featuring Knuckles, Tails, Dr. Robotnik, and of course the blue blur. If that wasn't already enough to get you excited for the Sonic sequel when it arrives in cinemas next April, perhaps Paramount Picture's latest...
Random Sonic 2's Trailer Gets An Anime Makeover
Four stills get the proper '90s treatment
The first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (the movie, not the Mega Drive game) debuted earlier in December at The Game Awards and for the most part it seems to have been enthusiastically received by fans — a far cry from the reaction to the first movie's trailer. One fan, Joe Zavaletta, has redrawn four...
Jeff Fowler thinks he "absolutely nailed it"
Knuckles the Echidna will make his debut in the upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and if you've got any concerns about how he'll be adapted to the big screen, there's no need to worry. During an interview with Polygon, returning director Jeff Fowler revealed how the voice of Knuckles, Idris Elba, was...
Video Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Official Movie Trailer Released
Knuckles makes his debut
At The Game Awards, Sonic voice actor Ben Schwartz presented the first official trailer for the upcoming movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The film, due out on 8th April 2022, sees Schwatz once again joined by Jim Carrey (Robotnik), and the cast has been bolstered with Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Tails and Idris Elba as Knuckle...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie Poster Revealed Ahead Of A First Look At The Game Awards
Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz to feature at a TGA 'World Premiere'
Following on from recent news that Tails voice actor Colleen O'Shaughnessey will be once again voicing Miles Prower in the upcoming Sonic movie, the poster for sequel has been revealed, and it appropriately references another Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — some might say the real Sonic 2...
News It's Official, Tails' Voice Actor Is Voicing The Character In Sonic's Second Movie
"Taking my old pal Tails for another adventure"
It's been a while since we got an update about the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, but today we've got some exciting news. Tails' voice actor has been officially confirmed as Colleen O'Shaughnessey. The talent has already been voicing the character for many years and will now also be voicing him in...
