New Netflix anime movie Ultraman: Rising comes from a nearly 25-year-old idea from its director: I never thought there would be any way I could get the rights to the characters - games news - NewsLocker (2024)

Ultraman may be unfamiliar to some but, to many in Japan, the alien superhero - first introduced in 1966's Ultra Q – is an icon.That decades-long history has spawned countless TV shows, movies, and video games. It even inspired director Shannon Tindle to come up with his own original idea, one that would become the basis for a new Netflix movie almost a quarter of a century later."I never thought there would be any way I could get the rights to the characters and at that time, I couldn&rsq

Sandman season 2 gets first look and new cast members: "It’s going to be one Hell of a family reunion"

Netflix has unveiled the first look at The Sandman season 2 – and it's a full-out family reunion.A video shared to Netflix's Twitter and Instagram accounts shows not only the returning members of the Endless, but three new members that now render the family complete: Esmé Creed-Miles as Delirium, Adrian Lester as Destiny, and Barry Sloane as The Prodigal (aka Destruction). Now that all seven Endless are here...we can expect an even wilder season 2. Gaiman goths stay winning!The vide

One of the best anime shows of all time with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is climbing Netflix charts

The highly popular anime show One-Punch Man has finally landed on Netflix in selected regions and has managed to make its way into the streamer’s top 10 charts.As of May 20, the first season of the action comedy anime series stands at number 10 in the UK and an average of 8.5 in 11 regions, as shown on Flix Patrol. The show was released onto the streamer on May 17 in selected regions but has already been available to stream on Netflix US for quite some time.Based on the manga s

25 years later, Star Wars has released the original teaser trailer for The Phantom Menace, and we've got goosebumps

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was a formative cinema experience for many – including one of our Jar Jar Binks-obsessed writers.If that’s the case for you, then get ready for a fresh wave of nostalgia: over 25 years after its release, the original teaser trailer has been re-surfaced by the official Star Wars Twitter account.As you can see below, the Anakin-centric trailer was audiences’ first taste of the prequels and The Phantom Menace.You might just be surprised at

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Two years after it was announced, MCU's Nova series gets a positive update

Back in 2022, a Nova MCU series was reported to be in the works – and since then, updates have been non-existent, besides a Hollywood Reporter report saying in 2023 that the show was now on a "slower path".But, Marvel streaming boss Brad Winderbaum has finally given a positive update on the show."It's new territory for us, developing more shows than we produce," he told Screen Rant. "Nova certainly is exciting to us, we've got some great ideas simmering. I think there's a lot of pote

Deadpool 3 debuts some more NSFW footage with Wolverine, and Marvel fans are loving it

A new scrap of footage has debuted for Deadpool 3, and even though it’s not much, we’re even more excited to see the threequel now. To mark tickets going on sale for screenings later in July, Ryan Reynolds shared a new trailer for Wade Wilson’s MCU debut.Most of the clip covers moments we’ve seen before in the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine, including themutants'iconic entrance at the beginning. "Let’s f*cking go," Logan and Wade both say as we se

Baldur's Gate 3 director isn't giving advice to whoever makes Baldur's Gate 4, but he did have one thing to say: "They have to do their own thing"

Baldur's Gate 3's director isn't giving the development team for the next game in the RPG series any advice - he says "they have to do their own thing" instead.GamesRadar+ recently spoke to Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke at the Digital Dragons conference in Poland, and asked the game director and Larian studio head if he had any advice for the team making Baldur's Gate 4. This follows from Larian saying it was done with the RPG series after Baldur's Gate 3, and would instead be an entirely

The hosts for The PC Gaming Show's 10th anniversary have been confirmed

The PC Gaming Show is returning for its tenth anniversary, and a returning suite of hosts has been confirmed.First hosted by our sister site PC Gamer nearly a decade ago, the PC Gaming Show is back this summer. Taking place on Sunday, June 9 at 13.00 PT/ 16:00 ET/ 21:00 BST/ 22:00 CEST, this year's show will feature a huge line-up of more than 75 games.There'll be an exclusive update on Killing Floor 3, the reveal of the third faction in Stormgate, the anticipated RTS from Warcraft and Sta

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Hades 2 director challenges roguelike convention: "If you don't finish the run, it doesn't mean that you failed"

The Hades 2 team hopes that its roguelike sequel offers "more opportunities to set your own goals" as you play.Supergiant Games creative director and Hades 2 head Greg Kasavin says that the indie studio looked to how the community played through its original roguelike for inspiration on how to design the more recently released sequel. Speaking to Edge, Kasavin explains that while the first game presented us with a "clear goal," which is to simply "get to the end," the team found that most player

Helldivers 2 devs need "more time" to sort out the shooter's divisive weapon balancing: "We're cooking"

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead needs "more time" to get an upcoming weapon balance patch right, but fret not, the team is "cooking."A user in the Helldivers 2 Discord recently asked an Arrowhead community manager whether they had a timetable for a new weapon balance patch launching, as seen in the screenshot below. The community manager responded that the developer needs "more time," but reassures the player that "we're cooking."
Twinbeard on timeline for weapon balance patch from r/Helldivers

Poor Things director's new movie with an all-star cast earns a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, but not everyone agrees

The new movie from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness, has debuted to a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.The film recently premiered at Cannes and has garnered an impressive 92% critics score from 25 reviews so far."This long, scaldingly original film enthralls even as it frustrates, defying conventional logic while presenting an absurdist riff on modern society. It's never boring, and yet, Lanthimos' outré sensibility demands a special brand of patienc

Everything revealed at the Warhammer Preview Show at a glance, including a Necromunda dungeon-crawler

Another Warhammer Preview Show just dropped, and that means more models to salivate over. Even though it operated under the shadow of the massive new Age of Sigmar boxset reveal, it had some surprises of its own. Reinforcements and a new Codex for a pair of Warhammer 40K armies dropped alongside a fresh spin on Necromunda that should appeal to RPG fans. A highly anticipated update for the Horus Heresy was also revealed.To save you a bit of time, I've rounded up the headlines. Here's all the cool

Alien: Romulus director had an extensive call with James Cameron to go over granular details, right down to the ship’s engine sizes

The latest entry into the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus, is set tantalizingly between Ridley Scott’s seminal ’79 original and James Cameron’ssuperlativesequel. And, in an exclusive new look at the film, director Fede Álvarez tells us it’s "an amalgamation of Alien and Aliens on many levels".Speaking to Total Film in our new issue, which features Twisters on the cover, Álvarez explains that he embraced many of the same practical filmmaking techn

Daisy Ridley absolutely wants John Boyega back in her Star Wars film: "It feels like we should"

Daisy Ridley has reiterated how keen she is for John Boyega’s Finn to return in her upcoming Star Wars movie. The Rey star shared her hopes, after previously sharing her support for her co-star.Ridley "played coy" toThe Hollywood Reporterwhen she was quizzed on if Finn could return for the upcoming film. It’s set 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker and will see Rey back to try and rebuild the Jedi order once again.While she didn’t reveal if he’d return,

Baldur's Gate 3 director bragged it could be the "RPG of the decade" during development - then immediately regretted it

Baldur's Gate 3's director has reflected on the game's early development process, and why he regretted saying it could be the RPG of the decade.At a presentation at Digital Dragons in Poland, Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke revealed to attendees how the RPG looked in the early stages of development. Vincke revealed Larian originally wanted to have a "dungeon master" tell the player what was going on via voiceover, but Vincke felt it was a "little too ambitious" for Larian to handle.Baldur's

Sorry Venom fans, Venom 3 has been confirmed to be the last movie in the saga

Bad news Venom fans, but it looks like the franchise’s upcoming third installment will be the alien symbiote’s last dance as Sony has revealed that Venom 3 is the final film in the series."The third and last Venom, is going to be huge," said Sony Motion Picture Group Chairman Tom Rothman whilst speaking on the future of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe in an interview with Deadline. Rothman’s comment gives us hope that the movie will go out with a bang but also confirms V

The Boys star says the ending of season 4 is "f****** nuts" – and wants the superhero show to run for as long as possible

The Boys season 4 is almost out, and Hughie star Jack Quaid has said it's his favorite season yet. Speaking ahead of the launch of the bloody and brutal superhero show, the actor also teased some details about what the ending will hold, after it was just renewed for season 5."They always find a way to somehow find new beats, and they never repeat themselves," Quaid told Collider about the new season. "It’s been really cool. This is my favorite season that we’ve ever done. The w

X-Men '97 season 2 gets a major update, but Marvel streaming boss is asking people to be patient

X-Men '97 has just wrapped up on Disney Plus, but another season is in the works – though it might take a little while."It's still an animatic phase. Animation takes so long to make as I'm sure you know. There was a great bit about this in Invincible season 2," Marvel streaming boss Brad Winderbaum explained to ComicBook.com. "They just nailed it so hard, it is the greatest. And it takes a long time. Because the studio wants to see how successful the first season is before they green

Upcoming horror sequel MaXXXine starring Mia Goth is a "very rich movie" with a "Terminator-like aesthetic" says director

The next chapter in Ti West’s X trilogy, MaXXXine will transport fans to yet another decade, the ‘80s. But it’s not just all spandex and big hair in the threequel, as the director has taken influence straight from some of the era’s most risque and action-packed movies."It’s a very rich movie," West tells Total Film in our new issue out on Thursday May 23, which features Twisters on the cover. The director goes on to explain how MaXXXine boasts everything from

New horror movie debuts to a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, as first reactions call it an "instant body horror classic" that is "one for the sickos"

The Substance has landed rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, as the new Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley-led horror movie is called an "instant body horror classic".Landing an 11-minute standing ovation at the festival, the film is written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat. Taking its inspiration from cell division, the movie imagines a new revolutionary product called The Substance, which allows users to create an alter-ego that’s younger, more beautiful, and mor

Baldur's Gate 3 developer is gearing up for its "two very ambitious RPGs" by opening a 7th studio on the Witcher devs' territory

Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has opened a brand new studio, as it's working on two new "very ambitious" RPGs.Earlier today, May 20, Larian announced it has opened up a brand new studio in Poland, called 'Larian Studios Warsaw.' Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke said in a press release that the new Polish studio is a chance to recruit a lot of outstanding talent, that he saw for himself last year when visiting Poland for the Game Industry Conference."On top of that, many of them want to work on

New Doctor Who companion actor breaks silence on surprise early appearance in the show

Doctor Who will be introducing a new companion in its next season, played by Andor star Varada Sethu. But, if you watched the latest episode, 'Boom,' you might have noticed a familiar face popping up quite early…Sethu played Mundy Flynn in the episode, and, if you're confused about just what's going on, the team behind the sci-fi show have explained all."It's a delight to welcome Varada to Doctor Who, earlier than expected, though things are about to get timey-wimey," showrunner Rus

Death Stranding 2's filming and recording is complete, but now it's entering an "adjustment phase" that'll last for over a year

Death Stranding 2's filming and recording is now complete, but the sequel is now in an "adjustment phase" that will take about a year to complete.As reported by Famitsu (and translated by Automaton Media), Hideo Kojima recently appeared on a radio broadcast, where he addressed Death Stranding 2's ongoing development. The game director revealed that Kojima Productions has finished filming and recording with Death Stranding 2's cast, although it's unclear if this is the English or Japanese cast.Wh

GTA 6 publisher says "perfection is hard to measure," but Rockstar is trying to create "an experience that no one has seen before"

GTA 6 publisher's CEO has said Take-Two is "highly confident" in being able to hit the fall 2025 release window, and Rockstar Games is trying to create "an experience that no one has seen before."Last week, publisher Take-Two announced a fall 2025 release window for GTA 6, finally dispelling weeks-long rumors of a potential delay into 2026. Shortly after the news, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick appeared on CNBC, seen below, to field questions about Rockstar's creative process, and how confident th

Ghost of Tsushima becomes PlayStation's biggest single-player launch on PC, beating God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man

Ghost of Tsushima, the open-world samurai romp that debuted in 2020 as a PS4 exclusive, has become the publisher's biggest single-player launch on PC based on concurrent player counts.Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut made its way over to digital storefront Steam earlier this week, on May 16, packaging in the original game's sword-slashing campaign, as well as exclusive armor sets, developer commentary, and the Legends co-op mode in the Director's Cut.PlayStation's growing multiplatform app

After 35 years, the silliest debate about one of the most beloved NES games has finally been settled by the original director

For 35 years, English-speaking NES gamers have been debating one important topic: how do you pronounce the name of the Bubble Lead weapon from Mega Man 2? Now, all these years later, the game's original director has put the issue to rest.The second word of Bubble Lead, of course, could be pronounced either 'led,' as in the metal, or 'leed,' as in guiding someone forward. The correct pronunciation here was the subject of no end of schoolyard debates, but now, finally, long-retired director Akira

Terraria meets FTL in this open-world pirate game from a solo developer - and its early access reviews are glowing

Seablip has been on my radar for a while thanks to its Next Fest demos because who can resist the allure of a game that plays like Terraria, remixes FTL's lovely ship management, and has a boatload of pirates? Thankfully, the game's proper early access release has enjoyed smooth sailing and glowing reviews.Seablip is a side-scrolling, gorgeous pixel art gamethat hasyou captain a pirate ship across an open world map full of islands to explore and treasure toplunder. You can also

Jodie Comer teases "emotional" 28 Years Later script, and says it's "so exciting" to work with Danny Boyle on the horror movie sequel

Jodie Comer is "so incredibly excited" to start working with director Danny Boyle on his new 28 Days Later movie 28 Years Later – but she's "terrified" of saying anything more about the project than that...In the new issue of Total Film, which is out on Thursday May 23, and features Twisters on the cover, the Killing Eve star took some time out of promoting Jeff Nichols' period-set drama The Bikeriders to tease her involvement in the zombie horror."Having met Danny, he's incredibly s

Peter Jackson messaged Richard Armitage to ask if he needed money when he saw his stolen The Hobbit sword for sale online

The Hobbit star Richard Armitage has revealed that his character's sword from the movies was stolen – and he didn't realize until Peter Jackson saw it listed for sale online and messaged him to ask if he needed money.When asked what his most memorable end-of-shoot gift is, Armitage tells Total Film, "Orcrist, the sword from The Hobbit. I just did not expect to be gifted the original sword from the shoot." The actor played Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the Company of Dwarves, in T

Undertale mastermind Toby Fox says Deltarune is still far away, but "We haven't burned out making it yet! Actually, the opposite!! We're on fire!! A lot!! Ouch!!"

Undertale's solo developer Toby Fox has given an update on the next few Deltarune chapters, clarifying that development is going well but the "release date is still quite far."Deltarune has had quite an unconventional release for an RPG. You might remember that the first chapter was released for free back in 2018 with the second following in 2021. There are currently three more chapters in development at the same time, though chapters 3 and 4 are launching together, with the former "pretty much