New ‘Mortal Kombat’ Movie to Hit Theaters in 2021

Warner Bros. has dated its new "Mortal Kombat" movie for March 5, 2021, with James Wan producing and Simon McQuoid directing.

"Mortal Kombat" will do battle on its opening date with Sony Pictures' fantasy adventure "Masters of the Universe," which Noah Centineo will lead as the Most Powerful Man in the Universe.

Pre-production on "Mortal Kombat" will start this month with cameras scheduled to start rolling in Adelaide, Australia, later this year. South Australia Premier Steven Marshall announced on May 13 that it will be the biggest film production in the state's history.

Midway debuted the video game in 1992 with a story focusing on the monk Liu Kang working to save Earth from an evil sorcerer. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a video game starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, but then evolved into a horror-fantasy fighting game.

While it was critically panned, New Line's 1995 "Mortal Kombat" movie grossed over $120 million worldwide and its sequel, "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation," took in $50 million two years later.

Warner Bros. bought the Midway Games assets in 2009 in bankruptcy court and began developing a reboot in 2011 with Kevin Tancharoen attached to direct. Tancharoen departed from the project three years later.

Wan is the director of "Saw," "Aquaman," "The Conjuring," "The Conjuring 2," "Insidious" and "Insidious 2."

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Chucky 2019 release date: When does the new Child's Play movie come out in cinemas?

The original movie, colloquially called Chucky, came out in 1988 and was well received. Actually called Child's Play, the movie made over £34.6 million ($44 m) on a production budget of £7 m ($9 m). Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming remake of Child's Play.

When is Child's Play out in cinemas?

Child's Play is out in UK cinemas on Friday, June 21, 2019.

The remake is also out in USA cinemas on the same day.

However, the movie has its debut on June 19, 2019, in Belgium, France, and Italy.

The last counties to get Child's Play are Brazil and Hong Kong on July 25, 2019.

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Chucky: The 2019 version of Child's Play stars Aubrey Plaza and Mark Hamill (Image: PP) Who is in the cast of Child's Play?

Gabriel Bateman plays Andy Barclay, a lonely 13-year-old boy who comes into the possession of a murderous doll.

Mark Hamill voices Chucky, a murderous Buddi doll who attempts to kill the Barclays.

Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza plays Karen Barclay, Andy's mother.

Brian Tyree Henry takes on the role of Detective Mike Norris, a detective investigating a mysterious string of murders.

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Child's Play: Aubrey Plaza plays the mom who gives her child a Chuky doll (Image: PP)

Tim Matheson stars as Henry Kaslan, founder and CEO of Kaslan Corp, the company that manufactures the Buddi doll.

Marlon Kazadi plays Omar Norris, Andy's best friend and son of Detective Mike Norris.

Ty Consiglio, Beatrice Kitsos, and Anantjot S Aneja star as Pugg, Falyn, and Chris, Andy's friends.

Other cast members include Nicole Anthony as Detective Willis, Norris' partner, Carlease Burke as Doreen, Amber Taylor as Shane's Daughter, Kenneth Tynan as Jonga Burger Dude, Michael Bardach as Homeless Man, and JC Meredith as a cab driver.

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Child's Play: The 2019 adaptation features a doll malfunctioning as opposed to possession (Image: PP) What is the plot of Child's Play?

According to Orion Pictures, the plot synopsis reads: "A mother gives her son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature."

The remake's director Lars Klevberg said the 2019 doll would be an "out-of-control robot doll" rather than a possessed doll from the 1988 movie.

The screenplay for Child's Play was written by Tyler Burton Smith, who previously penned Quantum Break (2016).

The Chucky remake was produced by Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg, the producers behind It.

You can watch the trailer for Child's Play right here at Express.co.uk

Child's Play is out in cinemas on Friday, June 21, 2019.

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LI DeLorean fans talk their wheels, new Alec Baldwin movie

By Joseph V. Amodio Special to Newsday Updated June 4, 2019 12:00 PM

Back in the 1980s, when Dr. David Delman was a medical resident at Stony Brook University, he suffered serious car envy — and the condition was chronic.

One of his professors drove a DeLorean, the sports car known for its starring role as a souped-up time machine in the "Back to the Future" film trilogy.

"I fell in love with it but never could afford one," Delman says.

So he saved up. Now a physiatrist living in Jericho, Delman bought his first DeLorean — "a fixer-upper" — in 2002. He now owns two (one gas-powered, one electric), which set him apart from most in the crowd when he recently attended the premiere of "Framing John DeLorean," a new movie (part-documentary, part-dramatization)  from directors Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce, and starring Alec Baldwin in reenacted scenes as the legendary maverick auto executive.

The film, which hits select theaters and video-on-demand Friday, June 7, shows DeLorean as "an ambitious free thinker, but also shows the dark side of his ambition," Delman notes.

Before Elon Musk and his Tesla, there was DeLorean, a renegade GM exec who in the 1970s started his own auto company. His slick vehicle looked like no other, with gull-wing doors and a stainless steel body. Despite hype, the firm went bankrupt in 1982, and DeLorean was arrested on charges of cocaine trafficking. (He died in New Jersey in 2005, at 80.)

But the car's mystique lives on. The Long Island-New York DeLorean Motor Club (founded by Delman and Huntington Station engineer Tom Neiland) boasts some 50 members.

"The DeLorean has held up well over the years compared to most cars from the '80s," says Rob Grady, of PJ Grady's, a family-owned auto shop specializing in DeLorean repairs. Current price tags range from the low teens to $80,000 or more, says Grady, who loaned one of his own DeLoreans to the production. (That car, seen in promo shots with Baldwin standing beside it, goes for about $75,000.)

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"Most owners love the way the car feels on the road, and the clean uncluttered look of the instruments and dashboard when they're behind the wheel," says Grady.

Still, the car's not for everyone.

"It helps to be an extrovert when you stop for gas, as there's no lack of attention," he says.

The question Delman gets asked most? "Hey, man, where's the Flux Capacitor?" a reference to the (alas, fictional) time-travel unit in the "Future" films.

"I answer, 'In the back, between the seats,' " Delman jokes.

He may not pass through the space-time continuum, but he looks good driving away.

By Joseph V. Amodio Special to Newsday

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The 14 Coolest Drive-In Movie Theaters in America

On June 6, 1933 the first patented drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey, and the phenomenon only grew from there. At the peak of their popularity, America was home to approximately 4000 active drive-ins, but that number now hovers around the 355 mark.

The expensive move to digital projection and the rising costs of land hurt a lot of drive-in theater owners, forcing many of them to pack up their snack bars and close up shop. However, much like record stores and independent bookstores, drive-in theaters are in the midst of a comeback—and have upgraded their amenities to appeal to a wider demographic. Stale popcorn and overpriced sodas have been replaced with gourmet meals and alcoholic beverages at some theaters, while others have invested in digital technology. Dogs are welcome at many drive-ins around the country, and some theaters even offer camping facilities, so that your night out doesn't have to end with the credits roll. In many cases, it's cheaper for a family to spend an evening at the drive-in than it is their local cineplex.

With the summer season upon us, and National Drive-In Movie Day happening on June 6, we've rounded up a list of some of America's coolest drive-ins. What exactly makes them cool, you might be wondering? It's more than just an attention-grabbing Art Deco sign (though that helps). It's theaters that offer mini golf, beer gardens, locally sourced foods, a lineup of classic films (not just first-run features), and even a giant potato sitting in the back of a pick-up truck as a landmark. Here are some of our favorite drive-ins across America.

1. Four Brothers Drive-In // Amenia, New York

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In 2015, Four Brothers opened in upstate New York, less than two hours from New York City. By mixing modern amenities with retro touches, it redefines what a drive-in can be. From spring to fall they show movies every night. Known as a "boutique theatre," the drive-in films tend to be family-friendly, but they also sometimes screen "cultural indie films." On Throwback Thursdays, for example, they screen three films, including one '80s classic. The drive-in includes an EV charger, food trucks, mini golf, and Hotel Caravana, an airstream moviegoers can rent overnight. The theater's concessions break the mold, too, in serving locally sourced foods and housemade items like rice pudding, salmon burgers, shakes made with Nutella or wine, affogatos, and a full craft cocktail menu.

2. The Mahoning Drive-In Theater // Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Located about 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Mahoning's tagline is "where film never dies"—and they mean it. Instead of showing first-run flicks, they opt to do weekend-long themed festivals. Zombie Fest takes place over three nights and screens cult horror films. (You can camp overnight.) Second Chance Weekend, meanwhile, features critically panned films that deserve a closer look, like pairing Howard the Duck with Masters of the Universe. Bite Night brings 35mm prints of Jaws and Jurassic Park, and July brings Christmas films.

3. Blue Starlite Mini Boutique Drive-In // Austin, Texas and Minturn, Colorado

When the Blue Starlite opened in 2009, it became "the world's one and only mini urban boutique drive-in movie theater." They operate two locations: a year-round version in Austin, and a seasonal theater in Colorado. The appeal of the boutique experience is that it creates a sort of intimacy instead of piling hundreds of cars into an abandoned parking lot. Their three areas hold up to 50 cars, or hundreds of pedestrians. They screen "childhood favorites" like the original Star Wars trilogy, and the once held a Burt Reynolds festival. October is usually dedicated to horror films, and December features holiday films.

In 2016, the Starlite expanded to Minturn, a small Colorado town in the Rockies, not far from Vail. At 7898 feet, the Starlite might be the highest drive-in theater in the country. Like its sister theater, it alsos screen classic films, like The Goonies, Back to the Future, and a Grease sing-along while moviegoers eat s'mores and local donuts.

4. Greenville Drive-In Outdoor Cinema // Greenville, New York

The Greenville Drive-in, which is located about two-and-a-half hours from New York City, opened in 1959 but has since evolved with the times. Their snack shack sells locally sourced foods, and the Projectionists' Beer Garden serves local brews. The double features focus on '80s and '90s films like Footloose, Dirty Dancing, Office Space, and Dazed and Confused, and they sometimes schedule live music. They say they like to "partner with emerging filmmakers to provide them with a space to screen and discuss their work."

5. Doc's Drive-In Theatre // Buda, Texas

In 2018, Doc's opened in Buda, Texas, which is located about 15 miles southwest of Austin. Doc's offers gourmet concessions: pretzels with beer cheese, nachos with shredded brisket, chips and salsa, pulled pork sandwiched, fancy hot dogs, waffles, and and on-site bar Mama Merlot's. The two screens pair first-run films with classics like The Birds, The Breakfast Club, and The Dark Crystal, and some head-scratching combos like Risky Business and The Meg (though we're not complaining).

6. North Bay Mobile Drive-In // Novato, California

In the past decade, a group of people have created what's known as Mov Mob or guerilla drive-ins in which a "drive-in theater" pop ups at different locations in a city. The North Bay Mobile Drive-In (located about 25 miles north of San Francisco) uses a car to project the movies onto a wall of the shuttered Old Hamilton Theater. They screen free movies every other week, year-round. Most of the films are classics—movies like A Fish Called Wanda, Spaceballs, The Day the Earth Stood Still—and come with a 20-minute pre-show of trailers and cartoons. They also offer concessions and a raffle.

7. Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre // Wellfleet, Massachusetts

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The Wellfleet Drive-In opened in 1957 and remains Cape Cod's only drive-in—one where you can at oysters while watching double-feature first-run films. The theater's located within a complex of a flea market, a mini golf course, and restaurants. In the flea area, you can drink beer, eat breakfast sandwiches, and order soft serve, root beer floats, and hard ice cream from the Dairy Bar. When the summer season is not in full swing, the theater screens lots of retro classics like Beetlejuice and Jaws (which was shot not too far away on Martha's Vineyard).

8. Bengies // Middle River, Maryland

At 52 feet high and 120 feet wide, Bengies boasts the largest outdoor movie theater screen in America. Bengies opened in 1956 near Baltimore and shows triple features on weekends for one price. On Memorial Day weekend, they screen movies from dusk until dawn. The concession menu includes craft sodas, egg rolls, hot dogs, burgers, donuts, cotton candy, and a pickle on a stick. In between movies, they screen classic cartoons and vintage trailers. And while it can get cold in Maryland, they offer in-car heaters so that they can stay open during colder months.

9. Blue Fox Drive-In Theater // Oak Harbor, Washington

Opened in 1959, Blue Fox screens first-run movies but also has a GoKart track that operates on weekends, as well as arcade games. And in 1989, Danny DeVito stopped by. As far as concessions, they offer Philly cheesesteaks, gluten-free items, 50 kinds of candy, and Big Gulp-like mugs of soda aptly named Really Big Mugs. Choose between a 64-ounce or 100-ounce mug; refills are only $3.75.

10. Coyote Drive-In // Fort Worth, Texas

The backdrop for the Coyote, a four-screen drive-in, is downtown Fort Worth—so you have quite the view. The Coyote Canteen features a large menu of pizza, hot dogs, Frito pie, kobe sliders, churros, and an even longer list of wines, ciders, and beers, including local ones. For the kids, they can play at a playground, and adults can have fun in their own playground, which is called a beer patio.

11. Spud Drive-In // Driggs, Idaho

Idaho likes to celebrate its potato-farming heritage, even at the drive-in. The Spud closed in 2011 but is back up up and running again, much to the delight of locals. Located in the rugged Teton Valley, they show first-run movies next to a pick-up truck carrying a giant potato. They sometimes have concerts, and motorcamping.

12. The Swap Shop // Fort Lauderdale, Florida

With 14 screens, The Swap Shop in Fort Lauderdale has the most screens of any drive-in theater in the country, and they have late shows that start at midnight. It's not only the largest drive-in but it's also the largest daily flea market in the world. Come to shop but stay to see first-run movies. The drive-in opens every night and screens one movie per ticket—so no double features here.

13. Shankweiler's Drive-In Theater // Orefield, Pennsylvania

What's cool about Shankweiler's is that they opened in 1934, making them the state's first drive-in and the second drive-in theater in the U.S. And unlike the first drive-in, Shankweiler's is still open—making it the longest operating drive-in in America. They screen first-run movies and vend standard concessions like funnel cakes, ice cream novelties, and BBQ.

14. Falconwood Park Drive-In // Omaha, Nebraska

Falconwood is the Omaha metro area's last drive-in, which makes it all the more special. Located in a sprawling 26-acre park, the drive-in (or walk-in, as pedestrians are allowed) screens new and old films, including classics like Die Hard and the original The Lion King. During screenings, moviegoers can order from a food truck and a bar. The park offers sand volleyball, badminton, a vintage Ferris wheel, and a rustic lodge. Every summer, the park hosts the Hullabaloo Music Fest. Unfortunately, because of severe flooding, the drive-in season has been delayed. But they should be back on schedule later this summer.

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Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Review

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth on 3DS

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth comes at an inopportune time for most 3DS owners who want to finally pack up the old handheld and fully move on to the Switch. If you're in that camp, then I have some bad news for you. Persona Q2 is a beautifully composed swansong for the beloved Nintendo handheld.

This game is the second in a series of Persona spinoffs for the 3DS. The Persona Q games focus on bringing together characters from multiple main series games. The battle systems and Persona collecting are the same as you would expect from the JRPG series. The biggest difference is in the Etrian Odyssey-inspired dungeon crawling and map creation.

Persona Q2 follows the story of a young white-haired film enthusiast named Hikari , with Joker taking center stage as our main protagonist. She finds herself trapped in a movie theater with the caring curator Nagi, the mysterious projectionist Doe, and eventually the cast of playable characters from Personas 3 through 5. This includes the P3 Portable protagonist who was not present in the first Persona Q.

The themes of submitting to the majority and blending in with the crowd are spun through each film. It's clear that Hikari has problems with thinking for herself. Her obsession with film is the only way she can escape from the pressures of life. Her connection to Doe and Nagi become clear late in the game, but some of the twists are predictable. On the other hand, there's also a twist that I was absolutely not expecting. It was a heartwarming moment for Hikari and stood out as one of the best story beats in the game.

Doe and Nagi are the mysterious inhabitants of the theater who were there before or right around the same time as Hikari. Nagi takes on the role of a motherly figure for Hikari throughout the game. Nagi's character doesn't grow too much past this maternal presence, but the reason for this becomes clear during the fairly late into the game. Overall, she delivers on what the story needed her to be as a character despite a lack of development early on.

Doe is the dark and mysterious projectionist that suddenly appeared in the theater around the same time as Hikari. He resembles a shadow with a dark featureless body, a blue tie, and a golden mask. Little is revealed about him until very late into the game, and he remains a shallow character throughout much of the story. He seems to only exist to play movies for Hikari and vomit keys once a film has been completed, which is a shame.

Everyone is brought to the theater by some unknown force and the only way to escape is to collect the keys to open the locks on the theater doors. The keys are obtained by entering and changing the endings of the films showing in the cinema. Most of the movies extol the virtues of following the pack and not thinking for yourself. Hikari is typically unsure of letting the Persona characters change the endings, but she always comes around to the idea by the end.

The previous Persona Q was a bit infamous for dungeons that dragged on too long but luckily there was just one in Persona Q2 suffered from this. The fourth film has the most maps in the game and one of the most convoluted methods for navigation. You have to get creative when marking the map, and this is where custom notes come in handy. It's a bit of a slog, but the dungeon is propped up by the fact that Hikari's character building ramps up in this film.

It's a long dungeon, but I'm glad they took that time to build more of a backstory for Hikari, as she's the most relatable of all the new characters. It was incredibly smart of them to use all that extra time to create more interest in her. I would have liked to get more depth earlier on, but there's even a story reason why this couldn't be done that's revealed in the final dungeon. The early lack of development is no issue thanks to the amount of character growth that happens near the end of the game.

Each film is a self-contained world filled with shadows and familiar characters. There are a few films that are quite clearly focused on the characters of one Persona game. The first film takes place in a city where Kamoshida is an autocratic Superman. Just like the palaces in Persona 5, these aren't the actual people. The film is just linked to the Phantom Thieves, so it places Kamoshida in the role of an important character.

It's fun to see characters you know in completely new roles and situations, but the story doesn't grip you like the mainline games. The stakes in these movie worlds just don't feel as high as they do in the real world you play through in other Persona titles. That's to be expected with spinoffs since nothing too drastic is usually allowed to happen.

It's an easy enough story to follow, but it isn't anything worth getting wrapped up in. The story just feels like it pulls too many punches early on, something which Persona is absolutely not known for. As you continue through the game it begins to take a darker turn. Even in one of the most colorful and upbeat films you get a horrifyingly dark and depressing story told through the eyes of Hikari.

The rest of the story features Hikari, but the Investigation Squad, SEES, and the Phantom Thieves get the most screen time through the first half of the game. It almost makes you forget that there are new characters in the game. The Persona user stories are good enough. They're not anything spectacular, but they have a good mix of intensity and levity.

Luckily, the interactions that you get between characters from past Persona games are the saving grace here. There are fun interactions between incredibly similar characters like the brutes Shinji and Ryuji. However, some of the best scenes take place when complete opposites team up like the extremely girly model Ann and the athletic carnivore Chie.

These interactions are all we get since there are no social links in Persona Q2. At first, I was a bit disappointed by this fact, but it's probably better that way when you consider the size of the roster. I can't imagine trying to max out friendships with over 25 different characters.

One of the strong points that all Persona games share is their character building. Since past titles have already built up who these people are, we don't get much character development except for the new character, Hikari. Even then, she doesn't really feel all that developed until the last two films. Yet, since the game is a spinoff it's easy to excuse the lack of character building.

Persona Q2 has a star-studded lineup, but also far too many characters. With a massive cast of 28 playable characters, it's too daunting of a task to keep them all adequately leveled. There are certainly ways to do it, but by the time every character joins the party, you'll have a minimum of 21 characters sitting on the sidelines each time you jump into a movie.

The worst part of the massive roster is that you can't even switch characters when you're in the middle of a dungeon. You need to completely back out, then go to the party menu to edit your lineup. They made what should be a simple couple button presses a painfully tedious chore. This also adds to the difficulty of leveling everyone equally since it's such a time sink.

The map building in Persona Q2 is another system that I had anticipated to be a drag. At the start of the game Hikari gives you a notebook to draw maps. The story excuse is that Futaba and other navigators can't use their powers in the films. It's a bit convenient but better than leaving it completely unexplained.

The mapping in this game is much improved from Persona Q. In the previous title you had to draw out each individual floor tile, wall, and obstacle. Now, as you walk it will fill in the floors and walls for you. This is not only much more convenient but it also makes it easier to keep track of where you have already walked. That's a huge asset if you're planning on exploring 100% of each map.

I was pleasantly surprised once I got into the thick of map creation. Again, the fact that it automatically maps the floor and walls for you as you walk is massively convenient. All you need to do is place icons for shortcuts, treasure chests, and whatever else you want to mark. If the tools you've been given don't work for a certain landmark you want to map, you can even place custom notes.

There are also oppressively powerful enemies that act as physical barriers to your progression. They're known as FOEs (it's an acronym). These hulking enemies add a thrilling component to map making. If your lower screen isn't filled in properly, then you might end up having some issues escaping these FOEs.

Assembling a map on the 3DS touchscreen doesn't sound like an enjoyable task. The screen is good compared to most resistive touchscreens, but it's still quite small. Somehow Atlus not only made it work, but they made it fun. The toolset is perfect, and you never feel like something you need is missing. The quick access menu makes it even easier to use the tools you assign to it.

Art styles in Persona titles don't differ too much from one iteration to the next, but it's still impressive to see characters from multiple games work so well together. Having them all together under one chibi style certainly helps.

Besides the chibi characters, Persona Q2 borrows from Persona 5 in the overarching style of menus and UI. It may seem like just shapes, words, and colors, but the UI just drips with style. It's not on the same level as Persona 5, but it's as darn good as the 3DS can do with limited screen real estate.

The Personas are the only characters that stand out in this game since they retained their original art. They look like dark and gritty highly detailed 2D drawings. I can understand why they didn't remake every Persona in a chibi style, but it's still a bit disappointing. A chibi Arsene would have been so cute with rounded corners instead of sharp and pointy edges.

Conversely, it's fantastic that they left battling alone. Persona Q2's battle system made me remember why I love the Persona series. To be fair, I first fell in love with the Shin Megami Tensei battle system, but you get the idea. If you've ever played a Persona game before then you know exactly what I mean.

If you're new to the series, each new battle is a race of sorts to figure out your enemy's weaknesses before they find yours. The basic idea hasn't changed massively over the decades, but this is the perfect way to do a turn-based RPG. The anticipation of finding the right skill all pays off in the exhilarating feeling of blowing your opponents away with an All-Out Attack.

Most of the battle features in Persona Q2 are familiar, but Unison attacks add some enjoyable flair to fights. These Unison attacks are unlocked through side quests known as Special Screenings. When you unlock one of these powerful moves, it adds a new bit of information to a character's stats screen that displays all the Unison attacks they can perform. Only specific characters can utilize certain Unison attacks.

These team moves let you gang up on shadows with a truly devastating attack. Their impressive strength makes you feel ridiculously powerful. Also, activating a Unison attack initiates a short cutscene that displays the characters assigned to that move launching a synchronized assault on the enemy. These attacks activate randomly, but it's better that way. They're too powerful to not be tied to RNG.

There's no doubt that the number of characters in Persona Q2 is a problem. Yet, they figured out a way to still make Unison attacks easily usable. If one character involved in the move is in your party, then it can activate. It's great because these attacks are unabashed fanservice of the best kind and that's part of what makes them so enjoyable.

The only next best thing are the often hilarious, sometimes absurd conversations you have with shadows. Sadly, there are no negotiations with shadows in this game. I know many Persona fans don't care much for negotiations, but it at least lets you target a specific Persona instead of just hoping you'll randomly get the one you need by defeating a rare enemy.

Overall, the gameplay loop is enough to keep you enthralled throughout the full 45 to 50 hour-long story. You jump into a film, battle enemies, collect materials to get new shop items, then return to the theater to rest up and do it all again. The repetition of slowly chipping away at each film can sometimes get to you.

Then once you think you're about to get bored with a given world, the challenge of the battle system and the full customization of the map creation pulls you back in. Another key to Persona Q2 combating boredom is by introducing new shadows multiple times per movie, despite a few reskins. However, it's easy to overlook reskinned enemies when their weaknesses change so drastically.

The 3DS may be aging and leaving us shortly, but you would be remiss to skip on Persona Q2. It's a little rough around the edges despite the beautiful roundness of the chibi style. The story and character building that we've come to expect from the Persona franchise is all but missing. Yet, battling and Persona collecting is still just as fun as it has always been — despite the lack of negotiations.

Even if you've never played a game in this series, Persona Q2 is still a great RPG. It makes references here and there to the main titles without getting too deep into spoilers. Of course, fans of the Persona franchise will also love this game. It's essentially an abridged version of the standard Persona experience. Get that 3DS charger ready, because you have one more wonderful game to finish.

Score: 4/5 – Great

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Robert Pattinson is new Batman; movie hits theaters in June 2021

Robert Pattinson attends the HFPA & Participant Media Honour Help Refugees' during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2019 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images)

× Robert Pattinson is new Batman; movie hits theaters in June 2021

Robert Pattinson attends the HFPA & Participant Media Honour Help Refugees' during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2019 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES — Robert Pattinson will be taking up residence in Gotham.

A representative for Warner Bros. confirmed Friday that the actor was in negotiations to play "The Batman" in the studio's forthcoming superhero film that Matt Reeves is set to direct.

Variety reported the 33-year-old "Twilight" star is officially the superhero in the film, which comes out in June 2021.

Earlier reports that Pattinson and "Tolkien" star Nicholas Hoult were the front-runners for the role had some observers skeptical that the "Twilight" actor was a good fit as the Caped Crusader.

Petitions were launched calling for Pattinson to be replaced before he had even been officially cast.

"Don't make the Batfleck mistake again," one petition implored.

That refers to the controversy behind Ben Affleck taking over the role in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," "Suicide Squad" and "Justice League" — a selection that did not go over well with some DC Comics devotees.

But there was also plenty of support for Pattinson, with some pointing out similar hoopla early on surrounded Heath Ledger's selection as the Joker in "The Dark Knight."

That performance earned Ledger, who died in 2008 from an accidental overdose, a posthumous Oscar for best supporting actor.

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New immersive movie watching experience in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. -- Moviegoers in Fresno will have an immersive new experience to look forward to at Edwards Cinemas if they're willing to pay the price.

The new 4DX theater promises to bring viewers closer to the movie they are seeing than ever before by using scents, motion, and more.

This is Regal's third 4DX theater in California, but its first in Fresno. It looks to immerse customers by using motion-synchronized seats, wind, fog, rain, lightning, snow, vibration, and scents as you watch your film.

The theater debuted Friday night with showings of Aladdin.

The price for an adult evening ticket is $24.45 with discounts for children, military and seniors.

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