Chris Hardwick's Blog, page 1725

The Odds of Who Will Die in WESTWORLD’s Season 2 Finale

Westworld‘s season two premiere ended with the discovery of hundreds of hosts floating dead in a sea that shouldn’t exist, with Bernard cryptically saying, “He killed them–all of them.” The only person–human or host–definitely among the dead was Teddy, who apparently will die. Again. But who is most likely to join him on the deceased list by the end of the big season two finale? To answer that we’re listing the death odds for all of the season’s major players.

Dolores 5%

Dolores has truly become the Deathbringer on her path of destruction, killing both humans and hosts alike. Her unyielding vengeance, blood thirst, and unstoppable desire to break free of her bonds is exactly why she’s the best the bet to walk away from the season finale still alive.

Maeve 10%

The Professor X of the park has been in rough shape the last couple of weeks, but we not only expect her to make a triumphant return in the finale, we think she is safer than ever after Ford marked her as his favorite “child.” He’s secretly still in control and has the power to protect her, though with her host telekinesis she might not need much protecting.

Bernard 25%

Despite arguably being more important that either Maeve or Dolores, Bernard is also more likely to be a pawn for whatever deadly plans Ford has, which increases how much danger he is in. Plus we know there are a couple more dozen Bernard’s down in deep storage, so the Bernard we know is replaceable.

Ford 0%…or 100%

Um, is Ford alive-alive? Or merely “alive” as a consciousness in the system. Can he even die at this point, or has he already achieved a type of immortality within the confines of the park? Can he be erased? Making predictions with this show is hard enough for the normal robots, let alone the park’s omnipresent god.

Akecheta 40%

One of the hosts who woke up the earliest, Akecheta’s role in recent weeks went from the periphery to center stage. What exactly does he want now though? To break out or to stand with Ghost Nation against Deathbringer Dolores? And what role does Ford intend for him to play? He’s not a safe bet to make it out of the season, but it would still be a little surprising to see him be such a non-factor going forward after his real story was just introduced.

Lee 50%

He made a genuine connection with Maeve, showing actual empathy for a host. His growth has been one of the most surprising parts of the season, and without that moment we’d put his chances of dying much higher. As it is we think the all powerful Maeve might also try to save him the way he saved her, but he’s still one of the top humans with a mark on him.

Hector and Armistice 50%

We’re putting these two together because at this point they serve much of the same role, primarily as Maeve’s henchmen. Hector is more important to her, but he’s also more willing to die for his love so that cancels out any advantage he might have had over Armistice. Plus, with a big fight coming we know neither of them will back down when things get ugly.

William 85%

Ford has said this is his last game for William, who is trying to destroy the park. With Ford still in charge, though, the odds are far greater William will be the one destroyed. It’s hard to imagine Westworld without him, but the real him could easily die (though he is very good at surviving), only to see a host/human hybrid of him return eventually.

Elsie 90%

One of the odds on favorites to die in the season finale since Ford has already told Bernard he should kill her. The humanity in Bernard saved her, but if it turns out Ford is right and she can’t be trusted Bernard might finally agree that Elsie has to go. In a murder amusement park of killer robots you never want to be the human who knows too much.

Charlotte 95%

Charlotte is the direct competition for Dolores whose “father” she tried to kidnap and cut open; she has recently run afoul of Maeve; and this whole time she has been trying to take away Ford’s park from him. Charlotte is dead. She’s so dead.

Stubbs 0%

It doesn’t matter if Stubbs the actual human isn’t alive at the end of the season (which is probably about 30% to happen), because he can’t actually die. You can’t kill a legend.

But what do you think? Who are the best bets to survive and who will most likely die? Give us your odds in the comments below.

Images: HBO

MORE WESTWORLD

Take a peek at some images from the season 2 finale
This was Westworld’s best episode yet
Catch up on last week’s episode
Is the Man In Black human or host?

A Complete List of Release Dates for All the Games at E3 2018

E3 is an exciting time of year for us gamers, and now that it’s over, we’re back to the endless wait for our favorite new releases. There’s a lot coming out in the next few months, so we compiled a handy guide to when we’ll get to play all the new titles we heard about at this year’s conferences. Take a look!

2018

July 13: Octopath Traveler (Nintendo Switch)

August 10: Madden NFL 19 (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

August 28: Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PlayStation 4)

September 7: Spider-Man (PlayStation 4), NBA Live 19 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

September 14: Shadow of the Tomb Raider (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

September 25: Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

September 28: FIFA 19 (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

October 2: Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (PlayStation 4), Forza Horizon 4 (Windows PC, Xbox One), Mega Man 11 (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

October 5: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One), Super Mario Party (Nintendo Switch)

October 12: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

October 16: Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

October 19: Battlefield 5 (PlayStation4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

November 13: Hitman 2 (PlayStation4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

November 14: Fallout 76 (PlayStation4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

November 16: Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu! and Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee! (Nintendo Switch)

December 4: Just Cause 4 (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

December 7: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo Switch)

2019

January 25: Resident Evil 2 remake (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

January 29: Kingdom Hearts 3 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

February 22: Anthem (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One), Days Gone (PlayStation 4), Metro: Exodus (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

February (unspecified): Crackdown 3 (Windows PC, Xbox One), Trials Rising (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)

March 15: Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

Release Dates TBD

Some time in 2018

Tetris Effect (PlayStation 4)
Metal Wolf Chaos XD (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)

Some time in 2019

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo Switch)
Daemon X Machina (Nintendo Switch)
Gears of War 5 (Windows PC, Xbox One)
Gears Tactics (Windows PC)
Devil May Cry 5 (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)
Dying Light 2 (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (platforms TBA)
Jump Force (PlayStation4, Xbox One)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)
Skull & Bones (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Wolfenstein: Youngblood (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Rage 2 (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)
Dead or Alive 6 (PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Windows PC, Xbox One)

Unknown

Beyond Good and Evil 2
Control
Doom Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Death Stranding
Ghost of Tsushima
The Elder Scrolls 6
Halo Infinite
The Last of Us Part II
Starfield

Which E3 debut are you most looking forward to playing? Let us know!

Images: Ubisoft, Bethesda, CD Projekt Red

More Gaming News!

Check out our list of the best games of E3 2018!
How does Spider-Man for PS4 stack up to the hype?
You can romance whoever you want in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

Are the Standalone STAR WARS Movies Completely on Hold?

Last month, Solo: A Star Wars Story hit theaters and failed to get the big box office response that usually accompanies Star Wars movies. Now, the word going around is that all of the standalone Star Wars movies are being placed on hold. Today’s Nerdist News Talks Back is going into hyperspace to figure out how Lucasfilm can get the franchise back on track. Is it too simple to say “make better movies?” And can the Star Wars films ever replicate the Marvel Studios’ mold with multiple movies per year?

Join host Jessica Chobot as she welcomes today’s guests: producer Derek Johnson, Animation Investigation host Hector Navarro, and Natural Selection writer Rosa Pasquarella. After tackling the Star Wars dilemma, our panel of experts is tackling MTV’s upcoming reboots for Daria, Aeon Flux, and The Real World. As much as we loved Daria, her story and show was very much a product of its time. We’ll watch almost anything if it’s good, so that’s the first hurdle for Daria, Aeon Flux, and the rest to jump over.



For the final topic of the day, we’re looking at the future of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. Michael Bay is still attached as an executive producer, and it’s going to be a reboot. How can this franchise turn itself around? We’ve got a few ideas.

Nerdist News Talks Back airs live on our YouTube and Alpha channels at 11AM PT every Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, we end the week in pop culture with our hour-long Nerdist News What the Friday at 1PM PT, exclusively at Alpha. It’s the best daily talk show on the internet, and no topic is too big or too small for us to breakdown.

What did you think of today’s topics? Let us know in the comment section below.

Featured Image: Lucasfilm

More of the latest news!

Ash Ketchum might be the worst Pokemon trainer ever!
Everything coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon in July 2018 !
All the TV premieres coming this Fall !

Ghost Gets Her Close-Up in New ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Photos

After three decades of menacing Iron Man and other Marvel heroes, Ghost is finally getting a live-action counterpart in next month’s Ant-Man and the Wasp. Black Mirror and Killjoys alum Hannah John-Kamen is stepping into the role of Ghost. Because Ghost’s origin has been purposefully vague in the Marvel Universe, director Peyton Reed and the film’s creative team have had a free hand to re-envision the character’s motivation and purpose. Marvel Studios has released a few new photos from Ant-Man and the Wasp, which may shed some additional light on Ghost.

John-Kamen herself loved being able to shape a new version of an existing character, as she told Nerdist on the set of the film. “I think with any role it’s always a blank slate to carve anything, whether you’re playing a super hero, a villain, anything from any comic,” she said, beaming about the freedom it allowed her. “I think it’s important as an actor to have your own input. It’s been amazing! It’s been fun to work with Peyton on that.”

As we can see from the above close-up, the mask itself is very similar to the one that Ghost wears in the comics, although its full features are unclear. For this story, Ghost’s powers are tied to Pym particles, the subatomic particles that allow Ant-Man to alter his size and mass, so she may need the mask to protect herself from the negative affects on her body. In any case, her reasons for getting involved with Hank and Hope, and later Scott Lang, have much to do with the latest bit of Pym technology.

“I think the more you get to know your costume the more you wear it, the more it kind of fits and molds to you, your body,” John-Kamen told us. The character’s physicality definitely aided her in playing the mysterious antagonist. “I love doing my own stunts,” she continued. “If you just let your double do everything, you’re not there to help choreograph the movement of your character. It’s so nice to have the freedom to find the movement of the character and see what actual moves will work for that particular person.”

Note the green screen effects behind John-Kamen in the picture above. That scene may take place on the Quantum Realm explorer ship that will be used by Ant-Man and the Wasp as they search for Janet van Dyne, Hope’s long-lost mother and the original Wasp. How and why Ghost ends up on board remains to be seen. Though we know Ghost is motivated by technology, the actress kept very mum about what that actually could mean. “No comment on that one.”

One thing we do know about this version of the character is that Ghost has traditionally been male in the comics, something which John-Kamen applauded. “You can look at the comics and [a lot of them] are 40 years old, and it’s nice to go ‘You know what? It’s a modern world.’ It’s freeing to be able to take that character and go, yeah, that can be played by a male or female. That’s definitely forward thinking, and it’s been amazing to be able to do.”

Such tantalizing clues! We can’t wait to learn everything there is to know about Ghost, and luckily we won’t have to for long. Ant-Man and the Wasp hits theaters on Friday, July 6.

What do you think about the new Ant-Man and the Wasp pics? Let us know in the comment section below!

Images: Marvel Studios

Additional reporting by Scott Beggs.

More from Ant-Man and the Wasp!

How Civil War‘s airport battle set up Ant-Man and the Wasp!
The incredible shrinking world of Ant-Man and the Wasp is designed to disorient you !
How will Ant-Man and the Wasp connect to Infinity War ?

Paul Rudd’s THE CATCHER WAS A SPY Fizzles as an Espionage Thriller (Review)

Paul Rudd’s super power is likability. He seems perpetually as if he’s on the verge of offering to let you crash on his couch or checking to see if you’re free next Wednesday to help him move, and you’d gladly do both, because it’s Paul Rudd. We should seriously consider deploying him to global hot spots to see if, well gosh, international tensions could be calmed with free surf lessons and macaroni salad.

Rudd’s raw pleasantness makes him an ideal anti-Bond, which also makes him the man best suited to play average baseball player turned WWII intel-gatherer Moe Berg in The Catcher Was a Spy. Based on a true story, Rudd is the central element in a spy movie that refuses to paint by the usual numbers. He’s handsome, pulls attractive men (Westworld‘s Hiroyuki Sanada) and women (Sienna Miller as frustrated live-in girlfriend Estella) into his bed, and he applies a calculated disinterest to situations he’s got a close eye on.

But he’s not dashing. Not brutish. Not strong. Rudd’s Berg is a smart Jewish jock who wants to serve his country but isn’t sure he can pull a trigger. The character expands on the concept of masculinity within a tragically narrow genre description by replacing action instincts with the doubts that must come naturally if you think about a deadly mission too long.

And that mission isn’t to wildly fire a machine gun at henchmen before blowing up MacGuffin Headquarters in Berlin. It’s to determine whether or not the United States government should kill a man.

Physicist Werner Heisenberg (Mark Strong) is on the other end of that equation. He’s either developing a nuclear bomb for the Nazis or slow-rolling his research to prevent one. A loyal German or a traitor. A threat to humanity or its helpful savior. In other words, he’s the principal uncertainty Berg and the OSS have to wrestle with.

The rest of the film is littered with talented actors showing up for whatever is between cameo and supporting role. Jeff Daniels is the old soldier running the new spy organization. Tom Wilkinson is a Swiss physicist friend of Heisenberg’s. Guy Pearce’s inclusion as the action movie militant relegated to co-starring status is a nod to the film’s subversion, and Paul Giamatti absolutely disappears into the accent and mannerisms of Dutch-American physicist/technical advisor Samuel Goudsmit.

What the movie seems to strive for is a different kind of spy story, which is why it’s a shame writer Robert Rodat and director Ben Lewin weren’t quite up for the challenge. It’s a perfectly passable movie. Enjoyable. Forgettable except for its ambition.

It’s also hard to conclusively say that making a different kind of genre flick was the ambition because it’s so regularly undermined. The shoehorned genre elements are the absolute worst parts of The Catcher Was a Spy. A genre-standard, spontaneous sex scene between Berg and Estella is shot and edited so awkwardly that it looks like neither of them were sure where the proper equipment was located.

That may speak to more questions about Berg’s sexuality, but we don’t get to see the parallel same-sex scene to gain any insight so it leaves the filmmakers looking like amateurs. Especially since a bullet-dodging run through a bombed-out Italian town fares even worse. The action is flat. Camera work is dull. Actors probably credited as Soldier Who Gets Shot # 3 essentially stand around waiting to take their stunt fall when the squib goes off.



Even the training montages feel out of place. Lewin doesn’t seem comfortable shooting the titillating elements of a standard wartime spy yarn, but also doesn’t dare leave them completely out.

Unfortunately The Catcher Was a Spy is also plagued by clunky dialogue and an opening half-hour that stumbles in trying to introduce us to a person who doesn’t want people to know that much about him. We’re told Berg is over the top smart, but we only get glimpses of it through cliched shortcuts. He’s reading a foreign newspaper! He answers a question correctly on a quiz show! Curious things about his life are condensed to snippets, and it’s hardly clear whether he’s truly clever or merely cagey for mystique’s sake. Like deserting the movie somewhere between subversive and derivative, the filmmakers struggle to show Berg both as an average bum and as a brainy badass.

Maybe it simply succumbed to the same flaws many biopics suffer. Lives aren’t lived in an order convenient for movies. Not all important encounters find catharsis in the end. Yet the film is too surface level to fully grapple with all the messy complexity in Berg’s biography.

Ultimately The Catcher Was a Spy proves that there are fascinating people whose names struggle to emerge from the indexes of history books, who achievements deserve to be filmed, even though these particular filmmakers weren’t capable of fitting all that fascination into this movie. It shows the promise of a different brand of spy thriller, but only manages to bunt.

2.5 out of 5

Images: IFC Films

SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO Tries to Have It Both Ways (Review)

I’m not gonna beat around the bush; I didn’t really like the first Sicario movie. But I suspect I didn’t like it because it achieved the very things the filmmakers were going for. Denis Villeneuve‘s direction and Roger Deakins‘ superb cinematography added an air of bleak grandeur to Taylor Sheridan’s script about an FBI agent who attempts to enter the darker world of government-sanctioned murder when battling the Mexican drug cartels and finds it too rough—the battling of evil with evil is simply too soul crushing. It was the hopelessness that both made the movie work and made me not really enjoy it. Taking a much different approach, Sicario: Day of the Soldado trades most of that for an action yarn about irredeemable characters who the movie tries to redeem.

Sheridan has written the script again, but this time around we have Italian director Stefano Sollima, a veteran of action and crime film and TV in his native country, and Ridley Scott’s go-to cinematographer Dariusz Wolski behind the camera. Day of the Soldado therefore retains much of the visual prowess of the first, while lacking a bit of the unconventionality. This movie feels like a traditional action thriller for most of its runtime while only strafing by some of the darker moral and psychological quagmires of the original.

The film finds agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), off dealing with terrorist cells in the Middle East, returning to the familiar problem of Mexican drug cartels when it’s learned several terrorists had gotten into the U.S. via illegal border crossing. He gets leave from the Pentagon to do whatever is necessary to disrupt the cartels and he hits on starting a feud between them through assassination and the kidnapping of the teenage daughter (Isabela Moner) of the worst cartel leader, the one who conveniently is on the top of the hit list of sicario Alejandro Gillick (Benicio Del Toro).

As the mission continues, some unforeseen hitches occur leaving Alejandro and the cartel daughter alone in the most violent parts of Mexico, unable to rely on any government organization for help. This is really where the movie starts veering into traditional hero territory, which is antithetical to the whole ethos of the first movie. As Alejandro bonds with the daughter on their journey, he begins to behave less as the amoral figure of righteous retribution and much more like the Denzel Washington/Man on Fire bodyguard type. This is certainly more palatable to an audience, and a studio endeavoring to make a franchise out of it, but not in keeping with his character.

My fear is people saw the first Sicario and thought they were meant to side with the badass, vengeance-seeking del Toro character and laugh at the smart-mouth and give-no-f***s gung-ho attitude of the Brolin character; but the point is that these are bad people, and the war against the cartels evidently calls for such murderers to fight murderers. Emily Blunt doesn’t have the stomach for it, and neither should we. Case in point: That movie ends with del Toro taking out several families—children included.

And that’s ultimately why Sicario: Day of the Soldado isn’t as successful as the first film: it’s trying to make action heroes out of characters whose sole purpose was meant to illustrate the evil required to battle evil. By changing the inciting incident to out-and-out terrorism, Sheridan gives the characters the sword of righteousness, and by softening them to be kinder to children and still stack up dozens of bodies in the process, he’s making the grey area more black and white, allowing for horrendous violence as long as fewer innocents suffer at their hands.

If you want to see del Toro and Brolin inflict carnage again, without the pesky straight-laced Emily Blunt character in the way, then Sicario: Day of the Soldado is probably your kind of movie. I, however, felt that by making it a much safer movie, it’s actually become not only less interesting, but also, somehow, more troubling.

2.5 out of 5

Images: Lionsgate

Kyle Anderson is the Associate Editor for Nerdist. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Twitter!

More film reviews!

Ninja III: The Domination is perfect ’80s cheese !
We all need Mister Rogers in our life, so go see Won’t You Be My Neighbor !
Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade could have used a few of its own !

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Is Getting Another Movie Reboot

Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Paramount relaunched the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2014 with a new cast and an updated take on Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s classic characters. While the first movie was successful at the box office, the sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, only managed to squeak by $80 million domestically when it was released in 2016. However, Bay and Paramount haven’t given up on TMNT, and they’re ready to try again.

Via Variety, Paramount has put a third Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in development. And while Bay is still attached as an executive producer, the report describes the film as a “reboot” rather than a sequel to the two most recent movies. Screenwriter Andrew Dodge has been hired to tackle the new script; his credits include a draft of Space Jam 2 (which has yet to be made) and Bad Words.

The big question facing Bay, Dodge, and the rest of their collaborators will have to answer is simple: why did audiences reject Out of the Shadows? While the film embraced many of the elements from the ’80s TMNT animated series, it didn’t appease fans who disliked the first reboot movie. There have been multiple TMNT cartoons since the first animated series, and the characters still have a passionate following. The Turtles’ guest appearance in Injustice 2 was another example of their enduring appeal.

What do you want to see in the next TMNT movie reboot? Let’s discuss in the comment section below!

Images: Paramount Pictures

More movie news!

Is the T. rex Jurassic World‘s secret hero?
AMC Theatres introduces its own version of MoviePass.
Watch the first trailer for Creed 2.

Paul McCartney Announced His 17th Solo Album, EGYPT STATION

The Beatles were of course world-changingly popular, which makes it easy to forget they weren’t actually active as a band for that long: they released all twelve of their studio albums over an eight year stretch, from 1963 to 1970. This means Paul McCartney has spent much more time making music outside of his iconic group. He’s released a plethora of albums since The Beatles called it a day, the most recent being a solo album called New in 2013. Now, he’s ready to release his 17th solo record with Egypt Station; it’s set to come out on September 7 via Capitol Records (and is available for pre-order now).

The announcement was also accompanied by a pair of singles: “Come On To Me,” a classic McCartney upbeat pop song, and “I Don’t Know,” which is more of a mid-tempo, piano-driven ballad.

McCartney explained the strange album title:

“I liked the words ‘Egypt Station.’ It reminded me of the ‘album’ albums we used to make… Egypt Station starts off at the station on the first song and then each song is like a different station. So it gave us some idea to base all the songs around that. I think of it as a dream location that the music emanates from.”

There’s no tracklist yet, but the press release teases a few tracks: “Happy With You” is referred to as “an acoustic meditation on present day contentedness,” “People Want Peace” is “a timeless anthem that would fit on virtually any album of any McCartney era,” and “Despite Repeated Warnings” is “an epic multi-movement closer clocking in at seven minutes with a song suite structure hearkening back to the days of Paul’s previous combos.”

Are you excited for the new album? Which of the new singles do you prefer? Listen to them both above and let us know down in the comments!

Featured Image: Capitol Records

Stories that are music to our ears!

Weird Al covers 77 songs in a single video.
Lightsabers as musical instruments.
An a capella cover of THX’s iconic sound.

Will INCREDIBLES 3 Take Another 14 Years To Make?

Pixar and Disney’s The Incredibles gave us the best Fantastic Four movie we’ve ever seen in 2004. The Parr family once again proved to be box office superheroes when Incredibles 2 opened with $182 million. That’s a record for an animated film, and even surpasses most of the MCU movies. But will fans have to wait another decade-and-a-half for Incredibles 3 to materialize? Today’s Nerdist News examines what it will take to bring the next Incredibles sequel to the big screen.

Join host and occasional heroine Jessica Chobot as she explains why Disney and Pixar can’t simply make Incredibles 3. Neither studio is exactly adverse to sequels. After all, there have been three Cars movies since the first Incredibles. The only thing stopping the studios from doing more is director Brad Bird. When our managing editor Amy Ratcliffe asked Bird about a sequel, she got a very interesting response.

However, Bird seemed to be more open to the idea when he spoke with Entertainment Weekly (EW). Bird admitted there are still potential stories to explore, particularly with the youngest Parr child, Jack-Jack. EW also revealed a lot of story material was cut out of Incredibles 2, perhaps enough to fill two movies.

Remember, those interviews were conducted before Incredibles 2 blew up the box office. Now that the movie’s on its way to potentially becoming one of the all-time highest grossing animated movies, it seems like a safe assumption that Disney and Pixar will reach out to Bird about a sequel sooner rather than later. It may still take a few years while Bird works on his passion project, 1906, but we think it’s in everyone’s best interest to get Bird back for a third Incredibles.

How do you feel about the potentially long wait before another Incredibles movie? Let’s discuss in the comment section below!

Images: Pixar/Disney

More of the latest nerd news!

How Lando’s return could affect Episode IX.
Is Batfleck out of the DCEU for real?
First look at Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman 1984.

WESTWORLD Season 2 Finale Images Promise a Major Meetup in the Park

HBO knows how to promote their shows without giving much away, which is why it would be easy to look at the newest batch of images from Westworld‘s upcoming 90-minute season two finale and think they don’t really offer much about what will happen. But while these photos from “The Passenger” don’t reveal much about the plot by themselves, who they show and where they take place point to just how explosive things could get when the story’s major players meet in the park.

Last week’s post-credits teaser includes numerous timelines and locations, including plenty of big moments inside the park’s offices.

These latest images however are all connected by one very telling aspect: they are all out in the park, where we know William and Dolores will eventually meet, and where we will finally find out why so many hosts were found floating dead in the season premiere.

No human is safe when Hector and Armistice are back out in the Old West, and we see them both with their guns ready.

Could they be aiming at William, seen here in a prone, unarmed position?

But while we knew we’d see the Man in Black, we’re thrilled to see Zahn McClarnon’s Akecheta will also return. The last we saw of Ghost Nation, Teddy was letting Akecheta’s friend escape after he stood up to Dolores. Who will Akecheta side with when the time comes to possibly escape this wrong world? Exactly how big a role will he play in the host bloodbath to come?

Whatever happens, Dolores looks worse for it, as this shot of her with a bloodied face and chest confidently riding her horse shows. Is this her on her way into the Forge, where she was seen in the post-credits teaser? Is that not actually her own blood?

The most important figure in everything that happens might be Bernard, since he could be the only one who can ultimately broker some kind of peaceful resolution. Before that, how much responsibility if any will he have on his hands?

None of these pictures on their own tell us a lot, but put together they place the focus of this episode right in the heart of the park itself as multiple story lines finally coalesce. We know a whole lot of hosts will soon be dead, but how many of the people pictured here will the body count include?

What do you think of these images? Give us your best theories in the comments below.

Images: HBO

More TV news!

What we want to see from the new Star Trek series.
Why the Game of Thrones prequel will and won’t work.
Amazon orders Robert Kirkman’s Invincible as animated series.