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Movies are back on PlayStation — although they’re all titles from corporate cousin Sony Pictures Entertainment.

More than two years ago, PlayStation shut down its service offering movie and TV show purchases and rentals. At the time, Sony Interactive Entertainment explained that was making the move because it was seeing a growing number of PlayStation users shifting to free and subscription streaming-video services.

Now Sony has decided to bring back movies to the gaming console in partnership with its studio arm. On Thursday, Sony Interactive Entertainment launched the Sony Pictures Core app (previously branded as Bravia Core on Bravia TVs and select Xperia devices) on PS5 and PS4 consoles. A key selling point: The app lets you stream Hdr movies at up to 80 megabits per second — which Sony says provides picture quality “similar to 4K Uhd Blu-ray” — and includes a large collection of Imax Enhanced titles.

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Tignhari’s voice actor in Genshin Impact has been recast, and a new name to give the character life has officially been revealed. The original actor, Elliot Gindi, was accused of abuse, and developer HoYoverse has since announced that he would be replaced in his role as the leader of the Forest Rangers in Avidya Forest.

Tighnari was the first 5-star Dendro character to be added to Collei and, in fact, one of the first Dendro characters ever, along with Collei and the Dendro version of the Traveler. He has an important role in Sumeru’s overarching storyline, and also plays a minor part in other activities, as seen in Genshin Impact 3.5’s Windblume’s Festival event, for instance. Now, all the voicelines for the character will be replaced by those of Tighnari’s new voice actor in Genshin Impact.

The 2016 film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv released today (3/30) on 4K Uhd. Along with the 4k disc, there’s a Blu-ray and digital version of the movie. Kingsglaive is based on the iconic game, which has sold nearly 9 million copies worldwide since its launch and is a tie-in to the video game which today […]

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We’re in the final stretch of Originals Month over at Hulu, which means it’s time for us to look at the new titles that will be available on the streaming service in July and make up some loose theme that ties them together. As it turns out, Hulu is getting a whole bunch of sequels in July, but since May was already Sequel Month, July will have to be Numbers Month. That means Hulu subscribers will be able to enjoy a whole new slate of movies and TV shows, some of which have numbers in the name. There’s 48 Hours, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, 8 Heads In A Duffel Bag, Another 48 Hours, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, Cat O’Nine Tails, Area 51, Eight Men Out, 96 Souls, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv, Star Trek II, Star Trek III, Star Trek IV, and then all of ...

This is one of the most competitive Animated Feature Film faces in some time. So competitive that at this time we don’t even have “Finding Dory” making the top five. [Updated Nov. 20]

Top Five

“Kubo and the Two Strings”

“Moana”

“The Red Turtle”

“Sing”

“Zootopia”

Almost There

“Finding Dory”

“The Little Prince”

“Long Way North”

“Sausage Party”

“The Secret Life of Pets”

Longshots

“The Angry Birds Movie”

“April and the Extraordinary World”

“Bilal”

“Ice Age: Collision Course”

“Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv”

“Kung Fu Panda 3”

“Miss Hokusai”

“Monkey King: Hero Is Back”

“Mune”

“Mustafa & the Magician”

“My Life as a Zucchini”

“Phantom Boy”

“Snowtime!”

“Storks”

“Trolls”

“25 April”

“Your Name”

Other categories:

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Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

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Final Fantasy Xv is almost upon us and as such, Square Enix has provided the full details of what’s coming with the game’s aforementioned day one patch.

Providing much more than the performance improvements and bug fixes that most day one patches offer, Square Enix is seemingly not content with already packing the long-awaited Jrpg with a near-endless amount of features, the development team having continued working on the title even after its gone gold to give fans more than they could possibly ask for.

The so-called “Crown Update” will be free to download automatically on launch day, and is the result of some “additional time for development since mastering the full game, and provides a variety of updates, minor bug fixes and new features to greatly enhance the overall story and gameplay experience,” according to a press release provided to We Got This Covered.

Crown Update Features...

Final Fantasy Xv is almost here! With that in mind, Square Enix decided it was the perfect to get you re-acquainted with the game and tell you a little more about the Day 1 updates. Come inside for more information!

If you're like many of us who don't live in Peru, Saudi Arabia, or random parts in Europe, you still are a week away from playing the long-awaited Square Enix title, Final Fantasy Xv. If you are in the countries previously mentioned, then you've likely asked the game store to sell you it and you're already playing it. Spoilers will likely be following shortly.

For the rest of us, Square Enix has released yet another trailer in an attempt to get us back into the Ffxv mindset. It's a launch trailer that goes into the ins and outs of what the 15th incarnation of the Final Fantasy series has to offer.

Though Aaron Paul has been busy working on two TV shows — Netflix’s “BoJack Horseman” and Hulu’s “The Path” — this past year, he still finds time to star in star in films this year, including “Triple 9,” “Central Intelligence” and the upcoming indie thriller “Come and Find Me.” The film follows David (Paul) whose idyllic relationship with Claire (Annabelle Wallis) comes to an abrupt end after she disappears without a trace. Incapable of letting her memory go, David follows Claire’s trail down a dangerous path and discovers she was leading a double life. Watch a trailer for the film below.

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The film is written and directed by Zack Whedon, the brother of acclaimed screenwriter and director Joss Whedon. Zack is best known for writing episodes of such acclaimed TV shows as “Deadwood,” “Rubicon” and most recently, “Halt and Catch Fire.

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical X-Men: Apocalypse (superhero action-adventure sequel; James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac; rated PG-13) The Purge: Election Year (horror-thriller sequel; Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell; rated R)   Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv (animated fantasy; voices: Aaron Paul, Lena Headey; rated PG-13)   Phantasm: Ravager (horror/sci-fi sequel; Angus Scrimm, A. Michael Baldwin; available on cable Mod and in theaters; not rated) Sharknado 4: The 4th...

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Legions of soldiers are determinedly fighting over the fate of King Regis and his Crystal in the magical kingdom of Lucis in the action film, ‘Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv.’ In honor of the adventure movie’s home release, Shockya has an exclusive new behind-the-scenes clip, which is titled ‘To Capture the Kingsglaive Motion Tracking,’ which showcases how the film’s motion capture was created. After the drama was distributed in theaters and on Digital in August, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment decided to release the film today on Blu-ray and DVD. Shockya’s clip shows how state-of-the-art CG technology helped shape the revolutionary ‘Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv,’ as it goes beyond the game franchise [ Read More ]

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Today marks the official release for the highly-anticipated, new Final Fantasy flick, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv. With it, we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette which features actors Sean Bean, Lena Headey and Aaron Paul talking about the imaginative world and the sheer wonders it beholds. Though I myself haven’t really indulged in the world of Final Fantasy, the visuals in this film look... Read More...

To mark the release of Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv on 3rd October, we’ve been given a copy signed by the film’s star Aaron Paul to give away. The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the sacred Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis (Sean Bean) commands an […]

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Another PlayStation 4 Slim bundle has been announced by Sony today, this time to commemorate the release of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Xv. Launching November 29 to coincide with the release of the Jrpg, the bundle will include a 1Tb Hdd PS4 Slim, a new and improved Dualshock 4 controller (with a Xv themed graphic) and a special Steelbook copy (pictured above) of the game itself.

Of course, that’s not everything. Far from it. In addition to all of the above, you’ll find a Blu-ray copy of computer-animated film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv tucked away in the box, as well as codes for a handful of different Dlc packs for Final Fantasy Xv.

The Royal Raiment Outfit, Masamune Weapon and Leviathan Regalia Skin add-ons are all included in the bundle, which will go on sale exclusively at GameStop in the States and Eb Games in Canada for $499 Usd/$549 Cad.

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Late August is not prime release time for top-end specialized films. While the quality of new entries this week is better than usual, two Sundance premieres, A24’s “Morris from America” and Werner Herzog’s documentary “Lo and Behold” are also hitting prime exposure on Video on Demand.

The best limited theatrical opening went to rookie director Natalie Portman’s “A Tale of Love and Darkness” (Focus), shot in her native Israel. The breakout of the month is CBS Films’ second-week expanding “Hell or High Water” (Lionsgate), which looks headed for Top Ten-level grosses over upcoming weeks.

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“A Tale of Love and Darkness” (Focus World) – Metacritic: 55; Festivals include: Cannes, Toronto 2015

$36,000 in 2 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $18,000

Natalie Portman’s Israeli-made drama did not garner strong critical response at its Cannes debut last year. But the movie star is campaigning hard to make it work, with appearances on both...

It's a repeat at the top of the domestic box office as Suicide Squad and Sausage Party finished one and two respectively for a second weekend in a row and serving as the third straight weekend at number one for the DC Comics adaptation. The rest of the top five is made up of the weekend's three new wide releases*War Dogs, Kubo and the Two Strings and Ben-Hur*as this weekend's top twelve was down 25% from last weekend, though, compared to last year, the top twelve is up nearly 30% with a combined gross of just over $118 million. As already mentioned, with an estimated $20.7 million Suicide Squad took the number one spot at the weekend box office. The film's domestic cume is now up to $262.28 million, ranking fifth among all DC Comics adaptations. Internationally the film added another $38 million this weekend bringing its international total to $310.4 million for a worldwide cume totaling $572.68 million,...

Every week, a bevy of new releases (independent or otherwise), open in theaters. That’s why we created the Weekly Film Guide, filled with basic plot, personnel and cinema information for all of this week’s fresh offerings.

For August, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list below, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.

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Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, August 19. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.

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Ben-Hur

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Cast: Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Nazanin Boniadi, Rodrigo Santoro, Toby Kebbell

Synopsis: The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title,...

Since Aaron Paul’s breakout role in “Breaking Bad,” the Emmy Award-winning actor has ventured into developing his own projects. He currently stars and is a producer on the Hulu series “The Path” and is the voice of Todd Chavez on “BoJack Horseman,” on which he is also an executive producer.

His latest project he is developing is “Blackmail,” a one-hour drama script that has just been sold to NBC through Universal Television. Paul will produce the thriller via his Lucid Road banner alongside John and Thomas Sonntag, who will also pen the script.

The potential series will follow a young married couple who after suffering a life-changing accident, decide to get back at the man responsible by threatening to reveal his infidelity to his fiancee. But when things turn out to be more sinister than the couple originally thought, a dark game of cat-and-mouse sets them on the path...

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Welcome to the very first edition of Wgtc's weekly Trailer Roundup, where we'll be bringing you all the hottest movie and television trailers, clips, TV spots and more!

In this edition, we cover Morgan, Mechanic: Resurrection, American Horror Story, Arrival and Macgyver, among others. Take a look through and check back next week for more.

Arrival Trailer #1

Release Date: November 11th, 2016

Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker

Hidden Figures Trailer #1

Release Date: January 13th, 2017

Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe

Rules Don't Apply Trailer #1

Release Date: November 23, 2016

Cast: Alec Baldwin, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Haley Bennett, Lily Collins, Steve Coogan, Alden Ehrenreich, Taissa Farmiga, Ed Harris

Same Kind Of Different As Me Trailer #1

Release Date: February 3rd, 2017

Cast: Renée Zellweger, Jon Voight, Djimon Hounsou

Moonlight Trailer #1

Release Date: October 21st,...

Body after body unfurls across the screen with ease in Andrew Ahn’s Sundance premiere “Spa Night.” The beautifully lensed drama is, like its protagonist, compelled and often obsessed by the human shape and form, and Ahn’s film artfully uses the physical to tell a mostly standard issue coming-of-age story with style. Joe Seo stars as Korean-American teen David, divided between his desires to please his straitlaced immigrant parents (Youn Ho Cho and a particularly wonderful Haerry Kim) and a burgeoning sexuality that places him at odds with not just his family, but everyone and everything else in his life.

The film opens during a family visit to a Korean spa, as the camera quietly observes a dutiful David, tasked with helping his father Jin (Cho) scrub clean after a soak and a steam. The two are clearly close, and when they meet up David’s mother Soyoung...

The good news is that the story of Ben-Hur is so rock solid that not even the director of “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” can screw it up completely. The sixth feature-length film or miniseries to be adapted from Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel, “Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ,” Timur Bekmambetov’s take on the religious epic inevitably lacks the grandeur of Fred Niblo’s 1925 silent or the girth of William Wyler’s 1959 Oscar-hoarding classic. After all, this is 2016 (more specifically, the summer of 2016), a time when movies about Jesus are pitched only to the converted, and blockbusters can only be longer than 120 minutes if they end with two iconic superheroes fighting each other to a stalemate.

But if this new “Ben-Hur” was only provided with a fraction of the potential that’s been afforded to its predecessors, it sometimes finds the strength to reach out and scrape against its frustratingly low ceiling.

The “Final Fantasy” series is one of the greatest franchises in the (admittedly brief) history of videogames, a saga of non-continuous roleplaying games which — despite its title — shows no signs of stopping or slowing down. Some of the most immersive and well-realized adventures of their kind, these blockbuster entertainments are known for creating dynamic new worlds for players to explore and invariably save.

But moviegoers, especially those who haven’t devoted hours of hours to the videogames, may have much less warm feelings towards the property. Despite standing out on the strength of its characters and storytelling, both previous attempts to stretch the brand to the big screen have been misfires — one merely bad, the other disastrous.

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Released in the summer of 2001, the supposedly photorealistic 2001’s “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within” was...

In the years since graduating from (or surviving) Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe has shown a consistent and fiercely impressive desire to use his fame in order to follow his muse. And Radcliffe’s muse has led him to a number of comically dark places, letting the Brit actor’s willingness to forge his own gnarled path become a reliable talking point, rehashed and reinvigorated with every performance as a pariah who grows devil horns or a hunchbacked assistant to a mad scientist.

But “Imperium,” in which he plays a fresh-faced FBI recruit who goes deep undercover with a group of scheming neo-Nazis, is the first of Radcliffe’s post-Potter roles that isn’t delivered with a wink, the first that — if it went terribly awry — couldn’t be written off as an elaborate goof. As serious as sedition itself, the icon’s wholly...

Potentially unfortunate news to report, as Square Enix has allegedly pushed back the release date of Final Fantasy Xv to November 29. Rumors of the delay first appeared on Gamnesia late Friday night.

According to the report, Final Fantasy Xv will indeed miss its planned September 30 release date. The information first came from a source within GameStop management, which is a source that had previously reported accurate release dates for Star Wars Battlefront and the New Nintendo 3Ds prior to official announcements.

While neither Square Enix or GameStop have commented on the rumor, additional information has leaked out that only further proves that the delay is real. A second source speaking to Gematsu claimed that the Gamnesia source is correct about the delay. Additionally, a piece of GameStop marketing material was leaked online that shows a standee for the title being modified to show the new release date.

If the delay is indeed true,...

Square-Enix have gone all out with the latest Final Fantasy game primed for release later this year. To increase the hype and keep the particular world of Xv fresh in everyone's heads they have released a number of products such as a limited anime series and more excitingly a big-ticket CGI film Kingsglaive. More about that, including the trailer, and where to see, it after the bump! Madman Entertainment is thrilled to announce that the stunningly animated Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv will screen in cinemas across Australia & New Zealand from 27 August - for a strictly limited season.   Featuring the voices of Aaron Paul, Lena Headey and Sean Bean, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv is the standalone CG companion feature film to Final Fantasy...

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The worlds of video games and animated films are merging even closer for the Final Fantasy Franchise.

The animated film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv is set to parallel the upcoming video game Final Fantasy Xv, which is scheduled for a worldwide release on September 30 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The film features voice talent of Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Lena Headey (Game Of Thrones) and Sean Bean (The Lord Of The Rings).

The story follows King Regis (Bean) as he attempts to save the city of Insomnia from the empire of Niflheim with an elite group of soldiers called the Kingsglaive and led by Nyx Ulric (Paul).

The animated film will be released in select movie theaters on August 19. The Blu-ray, DVD and digital release will soon follow on August 30.

The Blu-ray, DVD and digital release will feature four behind-the-scenes featurettes that will reveal the CG technology for the...

Depending on how you look at it, young Louis Drax (Aiden Longworth) is either very, very lucky or tremendously unlucky. Having survived eight near-death accidents — one for each year of his life, a pretty terrible way to demarcate life-threatening injuries — Louis falls (literally) into another terrible accident when he tumbles of a steep cliff and right into a coma. On his ninth birthday. Something’s not right here, right?

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Based on Liz Jensen’s bestselling novel of the same name, Alexandre Aja’s newest film attempts to unravel the mystery of little Louis Drax while he sleeps off his latest mishap in said coma, unable to wake up to the real world because, well, who could possibly blame him? Louis’ story is made all the more complicated by the introduction of scads of other suspicious characters, from his...

Sony Pictures and Square Enix revealed the official E3 trailer for their upcoming CG video game adaptation, “Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv.”

The action film has an incredible voice cast and stars Aaron Paul voicing the character of Nyx, Lena Headey as Luna, the princess who is entrusted to deliver a royal ring to Prince Noctis, and Sean Bean as Regis, the King of Lucis.

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Lucis is a magical kingdom and home to the scared crystal, which the evil empire Niflheim is determined to steal. When the enemy is on the hunt for the prized possession, King Regis commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kinsglaive to fight and protect it. But the enemy’s army is strong and to save his kingdom King Regis must decide if he is to accept an ultimatum: cede all lands outside the crown city, and see his son, Prince Noctis, wed to Lady Lunafreya, the former princess of Tenebrae now captive of Niflheim.

The film is directed by Takeshi Nozue and written by Takashi Hasegawa.

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This is the third film in the “Final Fantasy” franchise. The first was 2001’s “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within” and the second “ Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children” came out in 2005.

“Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv” will be released in select theaters on August 19 and digitally worldwide before the video game launches on September 30.

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Part of Square Enix’s masterplan to fire Final Fantasy Xv to international success in September is the release of a cutting-edge CG movie entitled Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy Xv.

Set for release across Blu-ray and digital platforms, the big-budget action movie will chart the war-torn kingdom of Lucis – Ffxv‘s primary setting – serving up a visually stunning primer for the event of Square’s long-in-development Jrpg.

Among the western stars set to feature in the spinoff, the likes of Sean Bean, Aaron Paul and Game of Thrones stalwart Lena Headey can be glimpsed in the gallery above, via Kotaku. Meanwhile, here’s a synopsis for Kingsglaive to get you up to speed on all things Final Fantasy Xv.

The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the world’s last remaining Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of...

Cannes Film Festival isn’t expected to get underway until early next week, when Woody Allen’s Cafe Society will jump-start the annual celebration of all things film, but casting news is already beginning to surface online ahead of the event.

Deadline has one of the first scoops, revealing that Game of Thrones and The Martian actor Sean Bean is in contention to board Dark River, the British indie drama in the works from Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant). Opening negotiations with Flim4 and Left Bank Pictures, it’s understood that Mark Stanley is also circling a part in the anticipated flick.

Even at such an early stage in her career, Clio Barnard has fast become one of the most exciting new talents rising through the ranks of the British film industry. In fact, Barnard’s feature-length debut The Arbor – a documentary that centered on Andrea Dunbar’s flailing playwright...