In Real Life

How China Nerualysed Men In Black 3 [Spoilers]

The Chinese government sure doesn’t like when China or Chinese people look bad. That’s apparently the motivation for cutting scenes from Hollywood flick Men in Black 3.


May 21, 2012
In Real Life

First Trailer For Skyfall, The New James Bond Flick

007 is back. This fall, Daniel Craig James returns as James Bond, along with Judi Dench, Albert Finney, and Ralph Fiennes.


May 10, 2012
Retro

Arcade Lights Made Michael J Fox’s Hair Look Magnificent

Of all the teen movies that crawled out of the 1980s, High School USA was far from the finest. And yet here we are, watching a scene of it, right here on Kotaku.


April 26, 2012
In Real Life

Valve’s Gabe Newell Prefers Fans To Make Half-Life Movies, Not Hollywood

Jamie Russel’s “Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood” revealed why the Halo movie failed. But Microsoft isn’t the only company interested in crossmedia platforms for one of their most beloved franchises.


April 24, 2012
In Real Life

How Hollywood Managed To Not Screw Up Mortal Kombat, The Movie

Editor’s note: Hollywood seems to have a penchant for shitty video game adaptations, don’t they? But the utter disaster that was a movie like Super Mario Bros. didn’t quite scare away movie producers and directors.


March 26, 2012
In Real Life

The BioShock Movie Just Lost Its SECOND Director

In case you somehow thought the ill-fated BioShock movie project would emerge from the depths of production hell and actually get filmed, know that this seems even more unlikely now given the fact the film has lost its second director.


March 21, 2012
In Real Life

New Wolverine Movie Could Piss Off Japan

As far as comic book heroes go, Wolverine is rather innocuous. Big claws. Awesome sideburns. Nothing really offensive about him — well, save for the surly attitude and the slicing people in half.


February 27, 2012
Nintendo

The Dog From The Oscars Also Works For Nintendo

This month is Responsible Pet Owners Month. And to mark it, Nintendo hired Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier from The Artist, as its official spokesdog. This month is also the Academy Awards.


February 15, 2012
News

Sony Is Making A Twisted Metal Movie

The co-director of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Brian Taylor, will be both writing and directing a Twisted Metal movie. It’s being produced by super nerds Avi and Ari Arad.


January 23, 2012
News

Warner Bros. Wants To Make Movies Out Of A Book Based On A Giant Video Game

I got excited in 2008 when news hit somebody was making a game based on Tad Williams’ Otherland series of books. That game never turned up. Since it was an MMO, I am already over it, and now excited all over again because Otherland is being turned into very expensive motion pictures instead.