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The God of War franchise is the latest video game IP to receive the live-action treatment, and the gaming community has received a major update. The shift between a live-action adaptation from a video game standpoint can be jarring, but with a decent script and stellar casting, this has the makings of a great adaptation….
Horizon Zero Dawn was a breath of fresh air from Guerrilla Games, and apparently, some believed it was too good to remain tethered to gaming consoles. It is a new age where high-profile video game IPs are now becoming the new farming ground for Hollywood to bring to the big screen for new audiences to…
The Last of Us Season 2 perfectly mirrored how the source material was received by fans when it was originally released. While the showrunners may have recreated a few scenes from the game, it ultimately fell flat, and the gaming community couldn’t be more upset about how the show fell from grace after a stellar…
The pressure was high for The Last of Us Season 2, especially since the source material was hailed as one of the best stories ever told in gaming. The first season got the ground running after Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann faithfully retold the story of the first game with a few creative changes and…
The Last of Us Season 2 has finally wrapped, and not everyone was thrilled about Ellie’s three-day trip to Seattle being brought to life. Many fans believed the violence and action were severely toned down, especially compared to the original game. While the showrunners earned some points for the drama and creative changes, not all…
Director Alex Garland is confirmed to be taking the helm for a live-action adaptation of a famous video game. Live-action adaptations are all the rage nowadays, especially now that most filmmakers and producers have cracked the code to reimagine something in earnest and escape the clutches of mediocre adaptations. Garland has proven that he is…
The Last of Us Season 2 is almost over, but some fans pieced together certain events that linked this adaptation to the source material. The HBO team walked into this project knowing that it couldn’t be a one-for-one adaptation, and the show greatly benefited from the creative changes. One of the best parts about this…
This week’s episode of The Last of Us is full of heart and raw emotion as viewers see Joel and Ellie’s relationship through the years in Jackson. The source material featured a handful of flashbacks before the fallout between the two survivors, but the live-action adaptation took it way further down memory lane as we…
The Earth now has its team of new mightiest heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, consisting of a bunch of ragtag heroes trying to make something out of their lives. Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes, was recently seen changing posters that included a retitle of Thunderbolts, The New Avengers. With them came Bob (Lewis…
If you’ve seen and read Frank Herbert’s Dune, you’ll find that the MCU’s Taskmaster is eerily similar to one of its characters. O-T Fagbenle, who plays S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and former flame of Natasha Romanoff, Rick Mason, gave an audition for Taskmaster for Black Widow (2021) first. However, that role eventually went to Olga Kurylenko. While…
