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Dark Souls 3 will apparently release 'early 2016'
There was a torrent of seemingly legitimate Dark Souls 3 details leaked last week, but that image above – obtained by IGN – is probably the strongest hint yet that we'll see a new instalment soon. What's more, 'soon' will apparently be early next year.
I'm not sure where IGN got the image from, but 2016 seems like a very quick turnaround for a third instalment. From Software has already released PS4-exclusive Bloodborne and Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin in the first half of 2015. Still, Dark Souls 2 was delayed from its initial 2013 release window, and it's not unwise for a studio to pump out software while the going is good. The going is very good for the Souls series at present.
Earlier rumours appeared to call into question whether the game would hit PC at all, but it's more likely the release window will be slightly different. Dark Souls – and to a lesser degree Dark Souls 2 – both released late on PC. Better late than never.
If it's legitimate, we're likely to hear more next week at E3.
Ice Cube Will Try To Beat The Hell Out Of Charlie Day In Fist Fight
Ice Cube and Charlie Day aren’t two actors that you’d immediately pair together - but the more and more you think about it, the more it makes sense that the irascible rapper and the Sunny ball of energy would make for quite the on-screen duo. And it turns out that New Line Cinema think the same way, because the studio have signed the pair up for Fist Fight.
Deadline were the first to report that Ice Cube and Charlie Day are on-board for the comedy. Fist Fight will see Charlie Day star as a mild-mannered English teacher who is challenged to a fist fight by his colleague, Ice Cube. Why does Cube’s character want to punch Day so bad? Because he is adamant that Day is trying to get him fired.
The film is actually pretty far along in the pre-production process already. The script, which comes from Evan Susser and Van Robichaux, is believed to be complete. This will be the writing team’s first feature film that reaches the big-screen, however, they’ve honed their craft on a number of shorts, and they even created the rejected FX pilot What’s Going On? With Mike Mitchell. Meanwhile, the producers are currently holding meetings with potential directors already. They’re hopeful that a deal can be finalized with Charlie Day and Ice Cube as well as they’re eventual director within the next few weeks, as they’ve even ear-marked September as the start date for filming.
The tone of Fist Fight is rumored to have been inspired by Three O’Clock High, the cult high-school comedy from 1987. Three O’Clock High, which itself was inspired by the 1952 classic western High Noon, revolves around a high school student who accidentally offends a bully and then spends all day trying to avoid the impending fist fight at three o’clock.
Jurassic World Is Going To Be A Massive Hit, Here's Proof
You probably already knew that Jurassic World was going to be rather successful when it finally hits cinemas on Friday. However, you probably didn’t realize quite how successful Jurassic World will be, and you might find yourself shocked by how many tickets are currently already being sold.
Fandango has revealed that Jurassic World is currently outselling every single summer blockbuster from 2014. For those of you with short memories, this is a list that includes X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Transformers: Age Of Extinction,Godzilla, and Chris Pratt’s previous cinematic adventure Guardians Of The Galaxy.
Last summer’s highest opening at the domestic box office came in the shape ofTransformers: Age Of Extinction, which too in a little more than $100 million in its first weekend. Fandango’s revelation will have Universal dreaming that Jurassic World will match this total, while some executives are probably dreaming that it will exceed it. And they're probably right too. The fact that Fandango also revealed thatJurassic World currently represents over 90% of the site’s ticket sales for this weekend will only increase their excitement too.
It’s also worth noting that Universal is giving Jurassic World the best opportunity to make as much money as possible, because the fifth instalment to the adventure franchise is being opened on 4,237 theaters. That’s the widest opening ever from the studio. It also helps that that the domestic box office projections for 2015 are currently around $100 million down, which could suggest that herds of viewers may be flocking to their local cinemas this weekend, having saved up in anticipation. Because of all of this information, Deadline is estimating that Jurassic World could have an opening of anywhere between $110 million and $140 million.
Meanwhile, excitement over Jurassic World isn’t just restricted to the US. Overseas estimates have teased that it could make as much as $300 million when it opens in 66 other territories. This is likely to be inflated too, because of the fact that Jurassic World is also being released on IMAX and in 3D. Reviews for Jurassic World are currently embargoed, but early speculation regarding the dino-infested blockbuster has been very positive. If the critics get behind the film too, who knows how high the box-office figure could go.
It’s all looking rather good for the future of the Jurassic World franchise, and if these figures actually prove to be correct, then the potential follow-ups will be all but assured. Director Colin Trevorrow has already confirmed that he won’t be returning, but star Chris Pratt - who lit up the big screen last summer with the $750 million grossing Guardians Of The Galaxy - will almost surely return. And by that point he’ll be well on his way to being the most in demand leading man in Hollywood. Not bad for the former fatty from Parks & Rec.