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[Video] There’s a Fun ‘Freddy’s Dead’ Tribute in ‘Injustice 2’
“Now I’m playing with power!”
As we told you earlier this year, Robert Englund officially becomes part of the DC Universe thanks to NetherRealm Studios’ just-released video game Injustice 2, which allows you to have Mortal Kombat-style battles to the death using a huge roster of DC heroes and villains. A perfectly cast Englund provided the voice for Scarecrow, and he managed to work in a fun little reference to his most iconic role.
At one point during the game, Scarecrow utters the line “Now I’m playing with power,” a direct nod to the very same line Freddy Krueger spouts off during the infamous Power Glove scene in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare. All these years later, it’s pretty cool to hear Englund pay tribute to the video game kill scene in a real video game!
Check out the homage below, via YouTuber Dynasty.
Injustice 2 was released on May 16th.
Injustice 2 continues the epic cinematic story introduced in Injustice: Gods Among Us as Batman and his allies work towards putting the pieces of society back together while struggling against those who want to restore Superman’s regime. In the midst of the chaos, a new threat appears that will put Earth’s existence at risk.This long hard fought battle will end friendships, form new ones, and have more enemies.
The voice cast also includes Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator) as Brainiac.
While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.
This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.
You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!
In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?
“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.
“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”
Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.
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