Dungeons & Dragons has had a big resurgence over the past few years, with more people playing than ever including celebrities like Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The next logical step is to bring D&D back to its video game glory of yesteryear.
In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Wizards of the Coast President Chris Cocks revealed that “seven or eight” games ranging in size are planned for the popular role-playing franchise over the next few years.
While the very future of the cinema-going experience seems to be facing an existential threat these days, with streaming becoming an ever-bigger force in entertainment and non-tentpole filmmakers seemingly finding it harder and harder to get their movies seen on the big screen, the fact remains that there were a bunch of very interesting titles released this year… whether you were aware of them or not.
Yep, lots of movies just kind of sneak by us these days, but — and here’s where streaming comes in again — it’s never too late to track these flicks down and give them a go. So now, as we approach the end of 2019, let’s take a look at some of the highlights from the year that you might’ve missed. From indies to would-be box office champs that undeservedly fizzled, these are the best movies you (probably) didn’t see in 2019…
Ahead of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker conquering the box office for the next month, Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick — which is due out June 26, 2020 — has revealed a new poster, and the news that a brand new trailer will drop on Monday, December 16.
The new trailer for the decades-later Top Gun sequel, which stars Tom Cruise reprising his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, will arrive online Monday at 5am PT/8am ET.
Meanwhile you can check out the poster, featuring Cruise’s Maverick longingly looking to the skies, here…
This weekend’s new Saturday Night Live, which featured host Scarlett Johansson saving the cast from a Thanos Snap, was blessed by an appearance by The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda during Weekend Update.
And by Baby Yoda, we mean SNL player Kyle Mooney in heavy prosthetics, surrounded by the now-famous floating crib pod.
From @kylemooney to Baby Yoda. pic.twitter.com/kw1F7z7PHn
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December 15, 2019
Though we’re still a long way off from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 even beginning production, as it’ll have to wait until director James Gunn is finished with The Suicide Squad, one of its stars recently said some very exciting and encouraging things about the screenplay.
Talking to THR, the MCU’s Karen Gillan, who’s played Nebula in the two Guardians movies and the last two Avengers films, shared about what she knows regarding Vol. 3’s production, and her thoughts about the script.