Geek News of the Day – 3/23/2015
Professor here, dropping quick knowledge and giving you the GNOD. The Boss actually did all the work today, but I’m stealing the glory. Taking a peek around the world of geek, here’s some of the big stuff we found:
Batman: Arkham Knight
Look, let’s be honest. If you aren’t already excited for this release, there’s something wrong with you. This series of games has been amazing and this one just looks unreal. Batman: Arkham Knight has released some new game footage and a new release date. Announcement here.
New teaser site for Halo 5: Guardians goes live!
Bungie is back at it, setting up the viral marketing for Halo 5: Guardian. Things are heating up for Master Chief. He’s now galactic enemy #1. Bungie’s viral marketing site for the upcoming game seeks to shed some light on what’s going on with our favorite Spartan. Click here to go check out the teaser site.
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation trailer is here!
It’s not often movies going beyond one or two sequels to really garner that much excitement, but the Mission: Impossible people are getting it right. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to watch this trailer for Rogue Nation and not be excited to see it. I bet you fail.
Doug Jones teases appearance in both “Arrow” & “Flash”
The fantastic Doug Jones is losing the Abe Sapien gills and the Silver Surfer board and coming to television. DC is bringing Mr. Jones in to bring the villain Deathbolt to both Arrow and The Flash. Click here to read more.
Marvel’s Spider-Man is Peter Parker!
Looks like Marvel legend Joe Quesada may have let the proverbial “spider out of the web.” While taking questions from fans on Tumblr, he possibly confirmed the ID of the web-slinger coming soon to the big screen for Marvel. Check out the Cinema Blend report here.
Last time we’ll see Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique?
It may soon be time for someone else to don the blue body paint for Fox’s X-Men movies. In an interview with MTV, Jennifer Lawrence stated that Age of Apocalypse will be her last go round as Mystique. Read the story here.
Game of Thrones showrunners say soon “The show will spoil the books.”
It was bound to happen. While we love Mr. Martin and his story, it does take him quite some time to write the books. To be fair, it takes a lot of authors a while to finish new books. But as they say, the show must go on, and Game of Thrones showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff feel the same way. The show will soon catch the books and spoil things not yet quite written. Read the story here.
New clip should calm down Daredevil purists – red suit teased!
Since the show was announced and the initial Daredevil suit was shown, fans have freaked out that things won’t start with the iconic “red devil” suit. Marvel has since come out and told people to relax, you’ll see it eventually. This quick clip proves it. See if you can catch the glimpse of it here!