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‘Death Stranding’ Release Date Leaked by Walmart?
With the 2018 Game Awards happening December 6th, one of the big questions for Death Stranding fans is just when we’re going to get that release date. Kojima’s BFF (and producer of The Game Awards) Geoff Keighley has teased over the past months that we might be getting that answer at the event (possibly even a little something for Alien fans). However, leave it to my country’s branch of Walmart to potentially spoil that.
In a tweet saying stating that there will be “a LOT of games” that are being kept hush-hush until the event, one fan decided to ask about a certain listing that Walmart Canada has on their website:
In case the tweet is pulled down, the fan screengrabbed a pre-order listing for Death Stranding, with a release date of June 30th, 2019. In response, Walmart Canada, seemingly confirmed the truth to this listing.
This could also all be a giant prank, since Geoff was poking fun at Walmart in his tweet, and Walmart Canada has “accidentally” leaked unannounced release dates in the past for games such as RAGE 2. The only real answer to this would be to tune in and see if a release date is announced for Death Stranding, and it is that June 30th release date.
Props to RelyOnHorror for noticing this one.
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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