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Tag Archives: Characters
Miramax Presents The Film That Lit My Fuse: How Harrison Ford In ‘Star Wars’ & Al Pacino & Gene Hackman’s ‘Scarecrow’ Set The Pursuit Of Great Characters For ‘Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy – Deadline
- Miramax Presents The Film That Lit My Fuse: How Harrison Ford In ‘Star Wars’ & Al Pacino & Gene Hackman’s ‘Scarecrow’ Set The Pursuit Of Great Characters For ‘Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy Deadline
- Christopher Nolan Agrees Oppenheimer is ‘Kind of a Horror Movie’ Yahoo Entertainment
- Oppenheimer and Inception Have One (Potentially Annoying) Thing in Common, Nolan Says Startefacts
- ‘Oppenheimer’ movie uses special film made at Kodak in Rochester RochesterFirst
- Good News, Horror Fans: Christopher Nolan Says People Are Comparing Oppenheimer To The Genre CinemaBlend
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‘Barry’ Finale: Sarah Goldberg Talks Fate Of HBO Series’ Characters As A “Bleak But Humorous Commentary On Where We Are” As A Society & An Upcoming Role On ‘Industry’ – Deadline
- ‘Barry’ Finale: Sarah Goldberg Talks Fate Of HBO Series’ Characters As A “Bleak But Humorous Commentary On Where We Are” As A Society & An Upcoming Role On ‘Industry’ Deadline
- ‘Barry’ Finale Is Filled With Blood and Disappointment Rolling Stone
- Interview: Sarah Goldberg on ‘Barry’ Season 4 Finale & Sally Vulture
- Bill Hader on Turning Point for Barry in the HBO Series: “A Nice Reminder That He’s Not a Good Guy” Hollywood Reporter
- ‘Barry’ Finale: Henry Winkler on That Shocking Revenge Moment Rolling Stone
Mastering these bread and butter combos for all eight Open Beta characters can help you prepare for Street Fighter 6’s full release – EventHubs
- Mastering these bread and butter combos for all eight Open Beta characters can help you prepare for Street Fighter 6’s full release EventHubs
- Street Fighter 6: Best Characters For Beginners GameRant
- Street Fighter 6 ranked system explained: Rank tiers, League Points, penalties, and more Sportskeeda
- Xiaobao releases early impressions tier list for the Street Fighter 6 Open Beta that has one character clearly above the rest EventHubs
- Street Fighter 6 vs Street Fighter 5 – 14 Biggest Differences You Need To Know GamingBolt
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‘F*** off’: Brian Cox reveals origin of ‘Succession’ character’s catchphrase – CNN
- ‘F*** off’: Brian Cox reveals origin of ‘Succession’ character’s catchphrase CNN
- Brian Cox said he ‘felt nothing’ while filming his final ‘Succession’ scene and hinted that his character Logan Roy ‘gets what he needs’ in the end Yahoo! Voices
- “Read a book on it maybe”: Marvel Star Vincent D’Onofrio Blasts Succession Actor Brian Cox for Criticizing 4 Times Oscar Winner Daniel Day-Lewis After Open Disdain for Method Acting FandomWire
- Chris Wallace Fanbois Out With Succession’s Brian Cox — Says He Hopes To Be Told ‘F**k Off’ During Interview Mediaite
- Chris Wallace Asks Brian Cox to Tell Him to ‘F- Off’ Like His ‘Succession’ Character Would (Video) Yahoo Entertainment
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Hayden Panettiere Called ‘Scream 6’ Directors to Pitch Her Character’s Return: “I Willed Her Back Into Existence” – Hollywood Reporter
- Hayden Panettiere Called ‘Scream 6’ Directors to Pitch Her Character’s Return: “I Willed Her Back Into Existence” Hollywood Reporter
- Hayden Panettiere got a breast reduction so her body felt like it ‘belonged’ to her Insider
- Hayden Panettiere Attends ‘Scream 6’ Premiere Weeks After Brother Jansen’s Death Us Weekly
- Why Scream 6 Was Perfect Acting Comeback For Hayden Panettiere Screen Rant
- Hayden Panettiere Says She Took Four Years Off for ‘Mental Health’ Reasons Before Her Scream Return PEOPLE
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Hayden Panettiere Called ‘Scream 6’ Directors to Pitch Her Character’s Return: “I Willed Her Back Into Existence” – Yahoo Entertainment
- Hayden Panettiere Called ‘Scream 6’ Directors to Pitch Her Character’s Return: “I Willed Her Back Into Existence” Yahoo Entertainment
- Hayden Panettiere got a breast reduction so her body felt like it ‘belonged’ to her Insider
- Scream 6’s Hayden Panettiere Pitched Her Own Franchise Return Screen Rant
- Hayden Panettiere on Returning to the Screen With ‘Scream VI’ Entertainment Tonight
- Hayden Panettiere Attends ‘Scream 6’ Premiere Weeks After Brother Jansen’s Death Us Weekly
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Leslie Grace addresses comments that Batgirl was unreleasable – and the character’s potential DC future – Gamesradar
- Leslie Grace addresses comments that Batgirl was unreleasable – and the character’s potential DC future Gamesradar
- Leslie Grace breaks silence on axing of the ‘Batgirl’ movie: ‘There was definitely potential for a good film’ CNN
- Leslie Grace denies that axed ‘Batgirl’ was unreleasable: ‘The film I got to see … was incredible’ Yahoo Entertainment
- ‘Batgirl’ Star Leslie Grace Rejects Studio’s Claim the Axed Film Was Unreleasable: The Cut I Saw Was ‘Incredible’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety
- Batgirl cast Brendan Fraser and Leslie Grace mourn canceled DC movie Polygon
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Last of Us Zombie Kiss: Showrunner Discusses Character’s Death
After only two weeks, it should be pretty clear that HBO’s The Last of Us is catching on with audiences. From its spot-on adaptation of elements of the video game, to its dark extensions of that lore, to the terrifying reality of its world, fans and non-fans of the game alike seem to be eating it up. And, in the latest episode, there seemed to be less eating and more… kissing, which some may have found curious.
As discussed in our extended recap, episode two of The Last of Us ended with Tess (Anna Torv) sacrificing herself to save Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). She kind of had to, as she’s been bitten and is certain to turn into a mindless killer soon enough. But as the infected storm her location, and one of them notices her, instead of running at her in a fit of rage, he approaches slowly and gives her an open-mouth zombie kiss, with his living, squirming tendrils moving into her mouth.
It’s a moment that’s curious for a few reasons. One, it’s not in the game, so a decision was made to specifically do this. Two, we’re used to infected being incredibly violent with their victims, and this one is quite the opposite. And three, if Tess was already infected, was there any real point to it?
That third point can’t really be answered (maybe the kiss sped up the transformation or was just cool-looking), but the first two can and, in a new interview, co-showrunner Neil Druckmann talks about it. “These things don’t have to get violent unless you’re fighting them from spreading [the infection] further,” Druckmann said to Entertainment Weekly. “That is realized in this beautiful, yet horrific way with Anna.”
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So, because she’s made peace with becoming a zombie, she’s kind of brought into the mix in a non-violent way. Sure, we can buy that. But what about the tendrils themselves, which are also a new addition?
“Craig [Mazin] smartly said, ‘What can we do to separate our infected even further from zombies?’ It’s more than just a bite. There’s something else going on,” Druckmann added. “I wish we had that aha moment immediately, but we brainstormed so many different things that they could be doing. Some of them were pretty outlandish.”
And, if you thought this act of violence/romance was something, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Check out the moment in the latest episode of The Last of Us.
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New full match footage for Manon, Marisa, JP and Dee Jay in Street Fighter 6 shows off much more of what the new characters can do
Despite the full launch roster for Street Fighter 6 being known for months now, there’s still quite a bit about the newest characters that remained a mystery.
The grand finals event for the Street Fighter League Pro-JP went down earlier today, and Capcom put on a special showcase revealing the first full competent match footage for Manon, Marisa, JP and Dee Jay as well as Blanka and Dhalsim.
Although the finals aren’t yet available on YouTube, AlphaDog managed to capture the SF6 exhibitions and shared them online.
We don’t know who is on the controls for these matches, but they are much better at showing off the new characters’ tools and combos compared to the previous showcase and reveal a lot more of how they work.
For the matches, there’s Dee Jay vs. Dhalsim, Manon vs. Marisa and JP vs. Blanka, so we get to see a nice spread of the newest revealed characters for SF6 except for E. Honda.
Starting with Manon vs. Marisa, the newcomers show off how effective their long limbs are, especially the dancer’s kicks, and both look pretty darn scary with their Drive Rush approaches.
As noted before, Manon has a unique mechanic that gains her levels for landing throws, which appears to power her command grabs up and possibly allows her to combo into them at higher levels.
Marisa’s big swings give her a ton of corner carry, and it looks like she can continue pressing buttons after her diving attack. Plus, we get to see the non-Critical Art version of her level 3 Super Art.
JP fights with 1 hand typically kept behind his back similar to Oro, but he makes up for that with the extended reach offered up by his cane and multitude of long-range specials that seem to come out pretty fast.
It looks like JP saves his left arm for using his Psycho Power abilities, and we get a brief shot of his level 2 Super that summons multiple spirits to attack the enemy.
Blanka’s EX roll appears to be completely projectile invincible, and can combo into EX up ball on Punish Counter hits for extra damage.
His level 2 Super is similar to the V-Trigger 2 from Street Fighter 5 that let’s him perform more aerial rolls in succession, and the startup on the Blanka-chan trap looks long to the point that’ll it’ll be difficult to use outside of landing a knockdown.
Dee Jay has everything from his old kits except powered up to turn him into a much more slippery character with more combo opportunities than ever before.
The pop star can now fake his fireballs, and the footage shows the Overdrive version is very fast considering he dashes up into Dhalsim’s face and throws him from his new sway stance.
Dhalsim’s mobility through teleports and floating may be even better than SF5, but his long limbs can still very much be punished.
We’ll have more in-depth breakdowns of what we’re seeing in these new matches, so stay tuned for more Street Fighter 6 coverage on EventHubs.
