Robert Downey Jr. will receive $ 75 million for the good results of 'Avengers: Endgame'

Avengers: Endgame has been a real success at the box office. In total, it has raised more than 2,700 million dollars worldwide, which has made it one of the best premieres in the history of cinema, among other records. The study may be pleased, as it has recovered (more than enough) the 356 million dollars that production has cost.

Another who should also be grateful for the great reception of the film is Robert Downey Jr., who has received $ 75 million for the good results. According to Forbes, the actor's contract stipulates that he has to receive 8% of the benefits of the film. He is not the only member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that has a clause of this style. For example, Bradley Cooper receives 1% for his work as Rocket Raccoon, which translates to 7 million dollars.

Forbes has consulted the lawyer David Chidekel on this subject: "Celebrities like Downey or [Scarlett] Johansson currently have a great influence to demand great compensations to the studios that invest hundreds of millions of dollars in making films like the Avengers franchise".

The incentive of the study to grant these compensations to actors, writers, directors and other key members is simple. Film studios depend on these films to support their financial performance
According to the report, Kevin Feige agrees with the agreement: "We began to say that the character is the key and I think it is still true, I think we have been very fortunate that the actors who give them life have become them" .

Megalodon generates the suspense that the public expects from a killer shark movie, has flashes of grace and some unexpected plot twists; but the same formula in different sequences of the film makes her a little tired.

The nodes in the history of Megalodón generate suspense during the first hour of the film. In addition, it has funny details that do not feel excessive or forced. Between fear and nerves, it could cause another laugh. However, the escapes of the megalodon - a species of giant shark extinct millions of years ago - are very repetitive and similar, which makes it a little tired the last 30 minutes.

Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham), Jaxx Herd (Ruby Rose), Suyin (Li Bing Bing) and Dr. Heller (Robert Taylor) never end up feeling safe. They are in constant agony because of the stalking of the biggest shark in history and they transmit it.

Megalodón tells the story of the crew of a submarine that goes on an excursion to the bottom of the sea to discover plant and animal species never studied before. The first expedition is a success, because they reach the desired place, but do not take into account the risks involved in arriving at an unknown place. This causes that half crew is caught in the middle of dangerous and enormous animals. This is how Jonas Taylor, a deepwater expert diver, leads a rescue operation that will revive a dark era of his past.

Despite the arrival of the ingenious diver played by Jason Statham, the characters never feel calm. There are constantly stimulants that maintain the suspense of the stalking of the animal due to its characteristics -such as its speed, ingenuity and size-, as well as the conditions of the place -elegant, but very unprotected-. In addition, the character of the British actor has some funny and cynical dialogues. Statham, whose character holds a disrespectful grudge towards Dr. Heller for a situation in his past, manages to generate empathy and sadness despite the cynical attitude with which he plays his role.

However, the surface chase with the afloat boat is repeated on many occasions and the resolution is very similar in each of them. Even a sequence starring Jack Morris, before the end, feels very forced and cuts the plot line of the story.

On the other hand, it does not have any new elements that have not been used previously in killer shark films: tourists in danger, a heroic rescue by an expert in the ocean and a lot of blood spilled among the hundreds of teeth of these animals.

For the rest, it is a very entertaining film that surprises with a criticism in the mouth of Winston Chao, a visionary oceanographer, with respect to the ethics of the study of new species and the environment.

It is said that the Warner studios are looking for a director for the Supergirl movie. Will they repeat the Patty Jenkins success formula with Wonder Woman?

We all know what it meant for Warner Bros. to trust talented director Patty Jenkins - in contrast to Marvel Studios - to take Wonder Woman to the big screen. $ 412.5 million at the box office in the United States alone, with a premiere weekend exceeding $ 220 million worldwide. The next mission: Supergirl.

Deadline had already reported that the only thing with what was told after the unexpected announcement of a second attempt with Superchica - do not forget the churro of 1984 with Helen Slater - was with the screenwriter of 21 Jump Street and Cloverfield Paradox (¡gulp! ). Now, the same source indicates that Warner wants Superman's cousin to have a woman in the director's chair.

And it does not seem an idea to the air, nor a fashion to please tendencies in social networks, because Warner already has contracts with Cathy Yan to direct Birds of Prey, Ava DuVernay for New Gods and Jenkins for Wonder Woman 1984 ... without leaving aside at least 3 more women for movies not related to superheroes.

It is a pleasure to see that, at least as regards those studies, women are being given the importance they deserve as directors of large projects. Do you agree? And now, the big question: who will be the ideal to lead Supergirl?

Not everyone is happy with the Chucky remake.

Despite the fact that the Chucky franchise has managed to survive the passage of time, MGM is already preparing the remake of the original film with a totally different team to that dedicated to keeping the franchise alive in Universal Pictures. Although we knew that this was imminent since MGM announced such plans a few weeks ago, no one imagined that Chucky's remake was so advanced as to start production these days. All the above, thanks to a photo that the director of the remake, Lars Klevberg (Polaroid), uploaded to his personal Instagram account and that a day later he eliminated without further explanation. The image in question is shown below:

Chucky starts filming. The legend of this photograph read "Week 1. Let's play" and was accompanied by the #legacy and #respect hashtags. However, not all see this effort as a sign of respect for the original material and actress Christine Elise, who participated in the sequel Chucky: The Diabolical Doll 2 (1990) and the recent Cult of Chucky (2017) as Kyle, did not take long in giving your opinion about it. Through the Horror Geek Life site, she commented on the following:

"I think it's an incredibly fucked up movement. It is absolutely ill-intentioned. I do not know why they would do that to a healthy franchise. Putting a franchise like that is in very bad taste. And nobody in the original franchise is involved: they're not going to have Brad Dourif, they're not going to work with Don and neither are they with any of us. I think the doll is going to have artificial intelligence and suddenly it's going to go crazy, so it's not even going to have the serial killer element that owns it. Actually it's not going to be a Chucky film. I do not know why they just take the title, they steal it and they confuse everything. "

Elise reiterated that the creator of Chucky, Don Mancini, is preparing a TV series, as well as various sequels to Cult of Chucky, so the idea of ​​a remake was simply "insensitive" to the work that Mancini had built all his life . At the moment, MGM has not confirmed the start of the production of the remake and although the director deleted that image from his Instagram, we will surely have official news about the project very soon.

It is said that Tom Cruise had the script of the Green Lantern film in his hands, but he rejected the leading role because [possible SPOILER].

Can you imagine a great actor in the role of Hal Jordan, for Green Lantern Corps? Someone as big as ... Tom Cruise?

The source is a celebrity gossip site, so the information below could not be considered exactly reliable ... although on the other hand they have hit on other issues in the past. It's a rumor, then.

Apparently, Tom Cruise was at the head of a list of front-line actors to star in the new Green Lantern movie, but supposedly declined it because he learned that Hal Jordan dies, and "did not want to be part of that."

What do we think? After the repeated occasions in which Cruise has declared that he does not need to be a superhero to be loved by his fans as a remarkable action hero, combined with the amazing result in the recent Mission Impossible: Repercussion ... would really need to get involved in the genre of Superheros? What does make us noise, are the talks by Christopher McQuarrie to direct. And then, there's the recent friendship with Henry Cavill ...

Well, the reality is that the scripts of this genre are constantly changing - especially with the constant changes in the DCEU -, so it may be decided not to kill the stellar (assuming it is true), and then Cruise is interested in the paper (remember we reported this rumor in March, so they could have modified the story). That's right: I hope they do not allow you to make creative decisions, as happened with The Mummy!

It's a fact: after diplomatic but failed, the president of Disney maintains the decision of the departure of James Gunn as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

No matter the complaints and prayers of thousands of fans, or the emotive letter from the Guardians of the Galaxy cast ... come on, not even the threats of Dave Bautista! James Gunn will not return as director to the MCU.

Variety reported that, following a "courtesy" meeting between Gunn and Alan Horn, the decision not to require the filmmaker to head the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 remains. The same report assures that, although it could not attend the meeting, the head of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige totally supports the decision of the manager of Disney (although it is said that he was insisting that he be brought back).

Well, perhaps the threat of Bautista about withdrawing from the sequel if the script was not used did work, because as we know -and there were no changes- the story written by James Gunn will be used, in the apparent conclusion of this trilogy. It is expected that, once Feige returns, the search for the substitute director will continue, which could definitely change the release date of part three.

The production of GotG3 was going to start in early 2019, but that currency is in the air. At least the cast and the script are maintained, but will there be a director capable of following this legacy, especially after the controversy that surrounds it?

And more importantly, will Warner Bros. be ready to recruit Gunn (as has been rumored) for his DCEU?

The director of American History X wants to revolutionize cinema with 2nd Born, the first film starring a real and autonomous robot. It will work?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has starred in all kinds of film stories, such as Blade Runner, Artificial Intelligence and I, robot, among many others. However, authentic technology had never been used as protagonists in a movie. Tony Kaye, director of American History X (American History X), wants to change this with 2nd Born, his next film that will feature an authentic robot equipped with AI as its star actor [track].

The most curious thing is that this risky and very innovative bet is not for a blockbuster, nor a science fiction movie. This is the sequel to 1st Born, an independent romantic comedy co-produced between Iran and the United States, about a couple composed of an Iranian and an American who faces the birth of their first child and the harsh cohabitation between their respective families. Where does the robot enter this story? Nobody knows and production has not said anything about it either.

What we do know is that the idea came from several talks between producer Sam Khoze and Kaye himself, who concluded that using a real robot would be more effective than a CG character. Not satisfied with this, the filmmaker explained that his AI system will not have preloaded action methods, but will have the preparation of a real actor. Likewise, it is intended that the technology be recognized by the Actors Union (SAG).

It is a first and inevitable step towards a greater technological presence in the cinema, which could open the way for more and more productions to include different forms of AI in their cast. In turn, this could mark the beginning of countless debates, ranging from the dilemmas between hiring synthetic actors to the need to change the rules in future awards seasons. And of course, there is always the doubt about who will do a better job, because how would it have been but to see an authentic robot as the protagonist of Ex Machina? Or how would the sequels of Terminator work with true androids?

It may be a while before we really have to face these questions, but the first step has been taken. 2nd Born has no release date and is said to be starring much of the cast of the original film, led by Tom Berenger, Val Kilmer, Denise Richards, Jay Abdo and William Baldwin.

HALO INFINITE IS HALO 6, CONFIRMED

There is some confusion about what the nickname of "Infinite" could mean in the next Halo. Is it a new episode in the saga? Is it a spin-off? Well now we can leave doubts: Halo: Infinite is, to all intents and purposes, Halo 6. That sounds differently, right?

It has been Jeff Easterling, of 343 Industries, who has said openly what this new title is about and that its plot will continue the events after Halo 5: Guardians. As we already told you in the past, the Skybox Labs studio will be in charge of co-developing Halo Infinite. They were the ones who took over from Bungie in Halo 4. According to the Vancouver study, they will work on functions throughout the game "that include artificial intelligence, gameplay, networks and avant-garde graphic features."

As for the soundtrack, which has always been a hallmark of the Halo saga, Marty O'Donnell could be back for the new title that will come to Windows 10 and Xbox One. Although the latter is not yet confirmed, there is interest .

Michael Caine has revealed, finally, what the end of 'Origin' means

Eight years later, we finally know the mystery of the end of Origin. Michael Caine has spoken about the eternal mystery of the film and has given a definitive answer. When Dom Cobb, the character of Leonardo DiCaprio, returns home and puts the totem on the table, is it dream or reality?

Caine thought the same thing that all of us did after reading the script, so he asked Christopher Nolan what was going on. Here's the end of the mystery: "When I had the Origin script, I was a little puzzled by it, and I said [to Nolan] 'I do not understand where the dream is.' I said 'When is it in the dream and when is it in reality? "He said," Well, when you're on stage, it's reality. "So, get it."

If I'm on stage, it's reality. If not, it's a dream
There has been a lot of talk about the final scene and a lot of theories have been published. However, what many fans defended is that in the script you can read "Behind Cobb, at the table, the totem keeps turning." Unless the director cheated on him, that phrase in the script stops making sense and we can breathe easy knowing that Cobb got to meet his family.

THE THEORY OF THE OTHER TOTEM
One theory that gained momentum is that Cobb's real totem is his wedding ring, so he can constantly feel if he behaves in a strange way - remember that the totems have an abnormal weight or a different feeling than they would have in the reality-. However, he had enough detractors, since, if the ring is his totem, why does he look at the top then?

This led to another very interesting theory that says that Cobb knows he is in a dream because he can manipulate the spinning top. If you are outside the dream world, you could not change your trajectory or speed. That is why, in the final scene, he leaves the top and goes to play with his games, since he has already reached the place where he had always wanted to be.

BATTLEFIELD 5 PRESENTS ITS BATTLE ROYALE MODE WITH A NEW TRAILER

Battlefield V returns to the fore. We have a new trailer called "Devastation in Rotterdam", in addition to the first images of the expected Battle Royale mode of the game. At the moment, the information that has been given is brief with respect to what has been shown, but during the Gamescom we will be able to try it and know something else, moment in which we will show it to you in detail.

It is the official trailer of the Gamescom of Battlefield V. In it, fans can discover an aspect of World War II never seen before. We can see gameplay images of the new map of Rotterdam, in which we will live the battle battle for the streets of Holland, while the Germans tried to occupy the city.

In it we can see how the physics and the destruction of the game will be enormous: architecture collapses and opens the way, destroyed by the devastation of combat. This Battlefield goes much further than any other delivery. In the second half we see several locations through which we will move

ANNOUNCE GEAR.CLUB UNLIMITED 2

In the hybrid console of Nintendo we do not have many options if what we like are driving games and races, although it is true that we have institutions like Mario Kart, that's why when it was announced long ago the first Gear Club Unlimited was like water May, although I could not convince everyone despite being a good game.

And if you ask us why we take this game to the fore, it is because they have just announced that there will be a Gear.Club Unlimited 2, which will also come exclusively for Nintendo Switch.

According to its creators, in this new release we will have more than 1800 miles of roads with a huge amount of vehicles to test our ability at the wheel, trying to win the large amount of tests and in the infinite scenarios that we will find.

The game will go on sale at the end of 2018, but they have not given the exact date, only it will be in both physical and digital format.

10 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS WHO LEFT THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKS

Welcome to the wonderful world of haters. Anyone, hidden behind a screen can try to embitter with their frustrations and envies to public figures who leave their opinions on social networks. And sometimes they succeed. When the first basic rule is to ignore these trolls, the truth is that sometimes when there are millions or hundreds of thousands of followers who are behind, it is more complicated to face them.

There are examples of actresses who directly hate networks and are not in them (Emma Stone is an example) but most use them as a tool to promote their work.

And although the smartest thing is always to ignore destructive comments that have no feet or head, there are moments that can really overwhelm the most painted. And that includes the Hollywood stars, who are not immune to certain destructive haters. This hurts the educated fans who do want to share ideas and debates with their admired stars.

We list below, coinciding with the news of the selection of Ruby Rose as Batwoman and the controversy formed around it, a group of actors and directors whose pressure and criticism were devastating. And temporarily or permanently closed their most prominent social networks.

1. Ruby Rose

The most recent case of all. The actress, which we have seen in ILONB (Orange is the new black) and films like John Wick 2 or Megalodon has been the subject of controversy. Newly chosen to be Batwoman, a lot of angry fans have asked with the #RecastBatwoman hagstag to find another actress since Rose was not "lesbian enough" to play the character.

All this nonsense has ended with the actress closing her Twitter. He received the support of sensible people as companions of the likes of Stephen Amell (Arrow), Laverne Cox (OITNB) and Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures).

Rose answered the haters: "Where the hell do those messages come from, 'Ruby is not a lesbian so she can not be a Batwoman?' I came out of the closet at 12 and have had to deal with the last 5 years with messages of too lesbian And all of a sudden, I have not changed in all this time, I wish we would support each other, when women and when minorities join forces, we are unstoppable, when we divide, it is more harmful than any other group. , I'll be in my Batmobile. "

2. Daisy Ridley

In August of 2016 the British actress suffered some harsh criticism because many haters of The Awakening of the Force took the opportunity to throw land on her. What happened? That Ridley published a message in his networks about the regulation of weapons in the US, since he had participated in an event that served as a tribute to the victims of a shooting in Orlando. Many people opposed to their ideas that also could not stand his character as King in the saga of Star Wars took the opportunity to put her to birth. And she could not stand it, closing her Instagram account.

Luckily for his fans he came back later ...

3. Lena Dunham

The creator of the series Girls (and actress of the same) was accustomed to publish on Instagram a lot of personal images with underwear and uninhibited. Many haters once took advantage of their alleged "defects" and physical body and everything led to an angry debate that ended on Twitter. Insults, redress, offenses ... Dunham finished tired and closed his official Twitter account. It was the year 2015 and was among the first to do so.

With time, past the event, explained in an American media his reasons for doing so: "It was not a graphic picture, I was wearing men's boxers and that became the most rabid and unpleasant debate about the body of women." The account was reactivated much later, reaching over 5.5 million followers.

4. Millie Bobby Brown

The actress of Stranger Things, famous for being the icon of the series with her character Eleven (Once) suffered quite a few months ago. A group of fans (rather haters with free time) dedicated themselves to making many memes with the face of the actress, posing as a homophobic and violent character.

The young woman of 14 years had a very bad time and although it was clear that she was not the one who was guilty of any of this, she decided to eliminate her official Twitter account forever. Nowadays, only an unofficial "parallel" account of the actress (@milliestopshate) that seeks to end bullying remains active.

5. Joss Whedon

The one who was director and scriptwriter of Avengers: the Ultron era also had hard moments in 2015, just after the premiere of the popular Marvel universe tape. Suddenly, Whedon himself cut the communication on Twitter with his fans, leaving a lot of speculation in the air.

6. Kelly Marie Tran


It happened to be crowned of fame and popularity thanks to its paper of Star Wars: The last Jedi, where it gave life to the young warrior Rose. The actress, 29, suffered in her own flesh the wrath of a lot of fans who hated both the film itself, directed by Ryan Johnson, and Rose herself. A lot of answers and phrases were poured on her, with all kinds of sexist and racist issues. For that reason, Kelly Marie Tran decided to try to protect herself in a simple way: she emptied her Instagram with all the publications she had to date. And until today, it continues like this. Without publications.

7. Ashton Kutcher

All a Hollywood figure who has been in recent years in the tabloids for his romantic comings and goings (Demi Moore, Mila Kunis). He was a pioneer in Twitter in some way, since he was the first public figure to achieve in 2009 something unheard of at the time: the figure of 1 million followers. This implied that all his comments boiled in one way or another with thousands of interactions.

The controversy in this case was when they fired soccer coach Joe Paterno, accused of having concealed alleged sexual abuse of one of his collaborators. Kutcher stood openly in his favor and a huge snowball was bundled up. "How can they fire JoePa? As a Hawkeyes fan I find it in bad taste," was what the actor tweeted.

Kutcher realized the error but it was too late. He left Twitter personally and published the following: "Twitter is a mass publication platform where tweets quickly become news that travels around the world and misinformation becomes volatile food for critics." And since 2011 he has not returned to anything personal but has given the account to a professional company (Katalyst Media) and is responsible for moving the network to professional level.

8. Lindsay Lohan

The actress and singer got into a complex garden in the past. And then in another. The truth is that he came to defend Harvey Weinstein on Twitter: "I feel very bad for Harvey Weinstein right now, I do not think it's fair what is happening." They fell sticks everywhere, of course.

In addition, in 2017, it has already decided to close all its main networks (Instagram and Twitter), with this justification: "It has many positive aspects such as helping you maintain contact with your loved ones and old friends, but there are also negative consequences in being so connected with the whole world. "

With time he returned and his last mess was not long in coming and comes from a post where he questioned the #MeToo movement. Lohan said that "the women seemed weak when talking about the sexual abuse they suffered". He has apologized but the controversy is again served and threatens to leave the networks in the present, once again.

9. Damon Lindeloff

The one that was scriptwriter and co-creator of series like Lost (Lost) or The Leftovers finished fed up of the social networks. And it was in the simplest possible way possible. But everything had a reason.

Lindeloff, accustomed to receiving insults, complaints, provocations and haterism almost daily for his creations one day decided to stand. Many of them had to do with the strange and unsatisfactory final of Lost. So he came up with a pretty clever plan to leave Twitter forever. He focused on leaving everything at once on the same date that 2% of the population disappeared in his other great known series: The Leftovers. October 14, for more information.

10. Alec Baldwin

Baldwin has been an example of an actor that comes and goes on social networks. He left Twitter in 2011. He was kicked out of a flight because he was playing Apalabrados with his cell phone and he got angry. He asked his fans to stop following him on networks and increased the number of followers. It was a while. In 2013 he left Twitter a long time because his wife received criticism after the death of James Gandolfini and a comment published on that date by her.

And the latest is that Baldwin, who already seemed calm and calm in networks, was angry with Asia Argento, which accused Wenstein of abuse and to which Baldwin himself questioned his form publicly. It has been going since November 2017. And almost until today. In June and July he retweeted something isolated but does not seem willing to be very active anymore.

BONUS TRACK: Javier Ambrossi

We finished the report with a recent Spanish case. This is co-director and co-screenwriter Javier Ambrossi (La Llamada, Paquita Salas). The Spanish influencer Dulceida received many criticisms after traveling to Africa, where she gave some sunglasses to a child and accused her of frivolity and posturing with very serious subjects. Ambrossi decided to defend her in his own way and issued a statement saying the following on Twitter: "I'm leaving this social network (...) I think we are reaching limits of radicalism that I do not share and that border on danger.

ASSASSIN'S CREED ODYSSEY: HOW YOU DID REBUILT ATHENS

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is the eleventh main game of the franchise, with an average of one per year since the original release in 2007. Considering this, it is not surprising that they have perfected their collective skills when it comes to creating digital reproductions of historical locations, and that in addition to creating one of the most attractive (if not the most attractive) games in the series, Ubisoft Quebec has devoted more effort and detail than ever to its interpretation of Ancient Greece, and nowhere in its massive map is there a better example of this than the city of Athens.

"It's that booming city of antiquity," says Odyssey's Creative Director, Jonathan Dumont, during a recent interview, "which we try to imagine as a city of light, as a city of the future, for them." As the cultural, social and political center of the Greek world, Athens was many things for many people. A commercial port, a center for academia and philosophy, an artistic refuge or seedbed of the political revolution and more, the diversity of 430 BC. Athens is difficult to gather. This is due in large part to the fact that, although it was one of the most famous cities of the time, it had existed for thousands of years, constantly changing hands between rulers and societies, and it would exist for thousands more before Ubisoft research teams could begin to explore it.

In statements by Ben Hall, director of the Odyssey world, and his historian Stéphanie-Anne Ruatta, Hall compared it to filtering layers of sand, and explained that "we had to try to understand which parts were contemporary to our time period", because ... has been built by so many different civilizations over the years that it was important for us to find out which layer was the right layer for us. That's where Stephanie came in. "Ruatta adds with a smile:" I had to break many dreams. "The two explained how their teams created their version of ancient Athens with plans and information from as many sources as they could consider accurate, from big strokes. Hall said the ultimate goal was "to make sure we create the most authentic and credible Greece we can, while making it beautiful and fun".

At this point, Hall and Ruatta proceeded to immerse themselves in the purpose and function of each district of the city they had recreated, providing what could be qualified as Athens' most condensed historical visit. Starting at the famous Port of Piraeus (one of the oldest seaports in the world and one that is still in use today), they made their way through the outer walls of the city, passing through Spartan camps that besieged the city : it is time of war, after all, and beyond the Temple of Hephaestus, in the artisanal districts the sculptors and marble potters elaborated their goods to exhibit them or use them for various purposes in Greece.

Greece was not as white and cold as it is usually represented. "We wanted to show how people used to work and the tools they used to use," Hall said as he drove Kassandra through the Marble District, where huge blocks of stone were carved into intricately detailed statues before being painted and loaded onto ships or cars. . "We divided the city into different themes ... Greece is not as white and cold as it is usually represented, it is very colorful and vibrant, and we wanted to make sure that we reflected that in the world while you explore it," says Hall, before admitting that it is to each area of ​​the city its own iconic sensation was not simply an aesthetic choice. "A player can understand 'now I am in this district and what I see around me helps define where I am in the world ... Athens is one of the oldest cities ... it has a history, it has an element of chaos in the way it was built, so we wanted to reflect that ... [but] if it's too chaotic it's impossible to learn, it's impossible to navigate, it's impossible to understand. "

As we enter the city, passing through more notable places like the Agora, where citizens would come to exchange goods or discuss philosophy, or the Pnyx, whose famous view of the city served as a backdrop for political speeches, it made evident the Athens of this era was a city that embodied a strange dichotomy of ideas. Ancient Greece is, after all, almost synonymous with the foundation of democracy and philosophy as we know it, together with the then revolutionary medical and scientific techniques. However, each structure, statue and accent belies a society completely absorbed in the myths of its gods.

"The goal was to create a massive and ancient Greek world that would be based on history and then fill it with mythical wonders while you travel," says Hall. "So that's what we propose to do: the contrast runs through the pillars of the game, in all areas." You can see this theme throughout the Greece of Odyssey, which makes sense, considering that the central theme of the story is the beginning of the conflict between order and chaos. "It was super important," Hall continues, "because the ancient Greeks really believed that their world had been created by the gods, we wanted to try to represent it in the best possible way."

It was not something big, but it was important that we do it well.
Seeing this dichotomy in action is possible throughout Athens, but it is no more evident than in the Parthenon, where a sanctuary of Athena has a huge ivory statue of the goddess standing on a reflecting pond. However, what the team initially thought was an aesthetic choice was, in fact, an ingenious engineering decision. As ivory is an organic material, it runs the risk of cracking or breaking when left in too dry a climate: the pond was not there to serve as a good place to pray, but to regulate the humidity inside the temple.

Of course, sometimes these interesting realities are not necessarily the most visually or narratively interesting. After knowing an ancient monument known as the Temple of the Twelve Gods, Hall says that the team was excited about the design possibilities of such a grandiose scenario. However, according to Ruatta, the "Temple" was nothing special, rather a place of local reference used as a meeting place by people who live nearby. Hall said: "People knew it ... so even though it was not a big deal, but it was important that we do it right".

It is this kind of commitment to the small details that the team managed to discover which makes me eager to explore more of Athens and the rest of the Ancient Greek version of Ubi Quebec. It may not be a 100% accurate reproduction, but we doubt it could be without a time machine. The amount of care and effort that has gone into creating these historic sites, along with RPG-style mechanics and redesigned naval combat, is a good indicator for us to enjoy touring the Greek Islands when Odyssey launches in October. At least, we know that it will be damn beautiful and built with care.