During Ubisoft’s latest “Ubisoft Forward” presentation earlier this week, it was confirmed that a Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is coming to the current generation of consoles next January. Developed by Ubisoft’s Pune and Mumbai studios, it’s going to be a faithful recreation of the original game, albeit with some enhancements in terms of gameplay and the visuals. 

Yuri Lowentha is back to voice the titular Prince, game director Pierre-Sylvain Gires assures fans that  the camera and combat have both been improved, while a new targeting system will “[enhance] the velocity of the Prince and his abilities to do amazing moves.” 

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was originally released on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube back in 2003, and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. A release date of January 21st, 2021 has been confirmed by Ubisoft, and while it’s currently only scheduled for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, a Nintendo Switch version if expected to eventually follow. 

We see a lot of video game remakes these days, but this is definitely cause for celebration, and it’s going to be a blast getting to return to this world, especially with updates that ensure it remains faithful to the original without feeling too dated. We’ll be sure to bring you the latest.

For now, check out the trailer below:
 

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A few days ago, Variety reported that rival studios and media measurement and research company Rentrak have been struggling to obtain box office figures for Tenet. The trade explained that the studio has only been sharing weekend figures and not daily numbers (which is obviously the norm). 

It seems this is going to be the case moving forward as well, presumably because Warner Bros. doesn’t want to reveal how poorly Tenet is performing on a daily basis. Of course, the studio is under no obligation to share these figures, but controlling the narrative isn’t doing anyone any favours, and so it’s no wonder there’s a lot of anger aimed at Warner Bros. right now.

On the plus side, we do have the numbers for the past few days, as Tenet made $6.7 million during its second weekend at the North American box office. That gives it a total of $29.5 million domestically, while a $37.3 million haul overseas takes its running foreign total up to $177.5 million.

As a result, Tenet has now passed $200 million at the worldwide box office.

Looking at these figures – which are decent enough during a pandemic – it’s not remotely hard to understand why Warner Bros. recently decided to shift Wonder Woman 1984 to Christmas Day.

Have you seen Tenet yet?

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The death of Stan “The Man” Lee rocked the comic book community across the globe when he passed in late 2018. It was November when the 95-year old comic publisher, writer, and editor was lost to the world, and less than a month later, audiences were able to see him in an animated cameo.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse hit theaters in December of 2018, in which Miles Morales can be seen interacting with Stan as a comic shop owner, which is fitting. Not only that, but The Man was responsible for selling Miles his first spidey suit.

We recently had the chance to speak with Peter Ramsey (Rise of the Guardians,) who directed the film. Peter also helped the movie receive the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, becoming the first African American to win the award in the process.

When we spoke, we had to be sure to learn about Stan’s cameo, as it was one of the last events that took place in his life. We were surprised to learn that when recording the different cameo shots for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the team had to travel to Stan’s office because, at that point, the Marvel legend’s vision was already failing.

To hear our full conversation with the director and storyboard artist Peter Ramsey click the podcast player below. Otherwise, scroll down for the transcript!

Literary Joe: Were you involved with the Stan Lee scene at all, and can you tell me about that? I know that was one of the last things that he was involved with.

Peter Ramsey: Yeah, it was kind of wild. We had a couple of different versions of the scene, and we were all happiest with the version that was closest to the exchange that ended up in the movie.

And we went to Stan’s office to record them. I can’t remember when in the year it was, but it was relatively late in making the movie. Yeah, it was really wild.

I mean, Stan Lee, that was the first time I had never met him. So that was like, Oh my God, I can’t believe it’s Stan, the Man! This is great.

Literary Joe: And he was there for your movie, too!

Peter Ramsey: And that blew my mind. That really took me back to being like 12 years old and looking at Stan’s Soapbox in the comic books. It was just, wow, he was so nice, man. He was just a nice, kind guy.

It was close enough to the end for him that he was having real trouble seeing. So, that was kind of difficult. But, he was still up and around.

And he was talking and shaking hands. It was just a joy. He was a sweetheart.

*This interview has been edited for clarity. Audio is co-hosted by Nick Brooks (Toonado).

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind.

Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

If you’re interested in watching Peter’s Faceplant episode, you can check it out here.

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Hype is certainly building around DC superhero films and they’ve accomplished it by creating a lineup that show’s they’re willing to grow and move on from past mistakes. However, the inherent nature of cinematic universes means you can never truly dump those past mistakes in the trash can but if you’re DC Films, you can conveniently abandon those miscalculations on an alternate Earth.

That definitely appears to be the case as the upcoming Flash movie from director Andy Muschietti has confirmed that it will implement elements of the Flashpoint storyline from DC Comics, 2011 line-wide storyline which altered DC Universe by creating an alternate timeline when Barry Allen goes back in time to save his mother from death at the hands of Reverse-Flash.

In addition to starring Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen, the film has already snagged Michael Keaton to reprise his role as Tim Burton’s Batman, along with Ben Affleck’s Caped Crusader. Though embroiled in controversy with WB at the moment, Ray Fisher’s Cyborg is also in the midst of negotiations for an appearance.

During one of today’s earlier FanDome Fan Q&A sessions, Barbara Muschietti (Andy’s sister and producer on the film) dropped an interesting teaser that should have DC Comics readers speculating for weeks.

“Well, I want you to go see it, so I’m not going to tell you a lot,” explained the Mama screenwriter and It-Chapter Two producer. “But what I will tell you is that it’s a ride. It’s going to be fun and exciting and there are a lot of DC characters in it. Flash is the superhero of this film because he is the bridge between all of these characters and timelines. And in a way, it restarts everything and doesn’t forget anything.“

The DCEU certainly has its fair share of supporters and if the WB can find a way to keep moving forward with its current cast of characters while shedding some of its negative past, that’s a win-win for the studio and fans alike. It also means that The Flash might be the most important upcoming DC Film to date…

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Day 1 of the second part of DC FanDome is underway and we have tons of exciting news to share.  On the film side, Junkie XL (Thomas Holkenborg) has shared a sneak preview of his upcoming action/main theme for Zack Snyder’s Justice League.  Check it out below.

“I’m so excited to be back and finish Justice League with Zack- the Zack Snyder cut.  I can’t tell you how excited I am.  There’s a lot of work that needs to be done obviously, even though I already did a lot of work.  Righ now, I’m in the middle of finishing an action bit with the new Justice League theme and I want to preview a little bit of that.”  

When Zack Snyder relinquished filmmaking duties on Justice League to deal with a grievous family tragedy, Joss Whedon was hired and along with that transition, Whedon decided to replace Junkie XL with Danny Elfman. Now, Holkenborg is able to return along with Snyder to finish their original vision.

What do you think of the snippet from Junkie XL? For comparison’s sake, we’ve also included Elfman’s Hero’s theme, which does have its fair share of fans. While we only heard a short snippet of XL’s theme, it’s clear that the two legendary composers definitely have distinctly different styles.

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Good news for Young Justice fans.  Season 4 has been confirmed as a teaser card has been revealed, confirming that the new season will be titled Young Justice: Phantoms. Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman’s WB Animation series first premiered back in November 2010 and initially ran for two seasons before concluding in March 2013. A strong fan campaign saw the series resurrected for the DC Universe streaming platform January 2019. The two-part third season concluded on August 19, 2019.

Over a year later, Young Justice fans finally have confirmation of a fourth season. However, the fate of the DC Universe streaming platform appears to be muddying the waters. Amid reports that WB may retire the app and focus exclusively on HBO Max, Young Justice’s confirmation of a fourth season comes with zero additional details other than the fact that it will be titled Young Justice: Phantoms.

Where do you think the long-running show will head in a fourth season. Each subsequent season has introduced a new generation of heroes with Dick Grayson graduating to his Nightwing persona and passing the Robin mantle to Tim Drake (Jason Todd was confirmed to have died off screen). Damian Wayne appeared as an infant in season 3 so perhaps the timeskip in the fourth season will see him leading the new team as the latest Boy Wonder?

Keep it locked to CBM for additional DC FanDome coverage and our continued coverage on Young Justice.

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