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Mass Effect 3’s ‘Fall of Earth’ Trailer Makes Me Homesick
Homesick for the Normandy, that is. The Mass Effect series is easily one of my favorites; the story, characters, powers, and world that BioWare has created are all incredibly impressive and I just can’t seem to get enough of it. I’m like a Mass Effect junkie at this point, but a proud one at that. With Mass Effect 3, the world, or in this case, worlds, that many of us have grown to love over the last two games have officially been plunged into war. I remember how difficult it was to take out a single reaper, requiring many of the galaxy’s races to come together to take it out, so the thought of hundreds of Reapers invading seems utterly hopeless. Fortunately, we have Commander Shepard, and he/she is capable of pretty much anything.
Mass Effect 3, the end of Shepard’s trilogy (though you can bet they’ll keep the brand going through spinoff’s and/or another series), is due out on March 6th, 2012. If there wasn’t already so many fantastic games waiting to jump into my open arms this year such a long wait would be painful, but we can make it together. Oh, and that one, two, punch maneuver Shepard uses when he freezes an enemy before shattering them with that nifty blade? Yeah, I can’t fucking wait to do that.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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