Oh Allen’s just talking about a reboot so he can rant about “woke Hollywood” when it inevitably doesn’t happen.

What are the odds this is another backdoor Cloverfield movie?

Yeah there’s a real-ass irony having this old guy pulling these words - and his daughter was in both the most notoriously white washed geek movie in existence and Marvel’s biggest turd (itself the result of another petty old Trumper's ego).

If the accusations are true, it absolutely is.

Edit: I just realized we’re talking about CONOR MacGregor. Disregard!

Ah yes, all those 20-somethings with find nostalgia for Patrick Swayze.

Oh I have no doubt that would actually happen. I hate the argument “all homophobes are just closeted” that gets tossed around, but I do think there’s a distinct level of discomfort from homophobes who feel like the very idea of queer identities is somehow undermining the validity of their own heterosexuality/cis identi…

Oh I get that, despite the flippancy of my comment. And thanks for bringing it up! I think identifying legit allies can be incredibly important (especially if you grow up somewhere actively hostile to queerness, like I did in the Bible belt).

That raises the question, are any hetero Marvel heroes NOT allies? Like “oh Tony Stark’s an alright dude for the most part, but then he’ll just blindside you with something casually homophobic”.

Um, I’d suspect it’s because there aren’t clear and present accusations of behind-the-scenes misconduct associated with it?

Yeah, that’s cool about Chris Brancato, BUT HOW DOES HE FEEL REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT MARVEL FILMS ARE ART?

Yeah, Deadman has some serious potential for greatness.

I'd give a shout-out to Eurogamer and Rockpapershotgun (tho the latter is more focused on PC) as well. Wishing the best to to the writers here, but it's sad to see Kotaku continue to go the way of so many other gaming news does

Moreover, the fact that it's a venture between See-Saw Productions and the original author's estate frames it in a different light than Universal (or whomever) just shitting out another whitewashed remake of an already whitewashed Philip K. Dick adaptation.

Sounds like you have a problem with capitalism. I also have distaste for the industry’s current obsession with “recycling IP”, but, uh, retelling stories dates back at least to Ovid’s Metamorphosis and the Aeneid. In terms of cinema, everyone from John Sturges to the Coens to (upcoming) Robert Eggers have done it.

Idk, there’s potential justification for a Neverending Story remake considering the book’s author loathed the original.

They kind of did this with Shattered Dimensions already (tho obviously without the whole MMO element)! There’s definitely going to be diminishing returns the more Spideys you add, in large part because the distinct stylistic flourishes of each universe are what makes them special.

Yeah it definitely tracks. Even that utterly repulsive rape + kill "joke" has the vibe of some pathetic old man trying to be edgier than his replacements.

I should clarify that I’m not trying to say this game is going to be a turd - merely that I don’t understand the rationale of this sort of obfuscation on Nintendo’s part.

sure, I agree. But it’s in the public knowledge base for people who stumble upon it or want to find out. If anything, the press is just bringing attention to the question and putting more attention on that fact, whereas any acknowledgement of the developer would otherwise probably go unnoticed.

It seems like the type…