James Gunn’s DCU Kickstarter Creature Commandos Gets Season 2

Max has renewed DC animated series Creature Commandos for a second season.Creature Commandos kickstarted James Gunn and Peter Safran’s rebooted DC Universe when Season 1 of the adult animated series launched earlier this month. It’s written and executive produced by Gunn himself, with the Season 1 finale out January 9.Creature Commandos follows a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. It features a number of characters who are voiced by actors who will reprise their roles in subsequent live-action DCU projects. For example, Frank Grillo plays Rick Flag Sr. in Creature Commandos and the upcoming Superman movie.Creature Commandos Season 2 is confirmed.It’s certainly been well-received, with IGN’s Creature Commandos review returnin…

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Fallout Season 2 Casts Macaulay Culkin as a 'Crazy Genius-Type Character' – Report

The highly anticipated second season of Prime Video's Fallout just added another big name to its cast.According to a Deadline report on Thursday, Macaulay Culkin has joined Season 2 of the video game adaptation in a recurring role. Details are a little scant, but per the article, he's "said to be playing a crazy genius-type character." IGN has reached out to Prime Video for more details.Culkin joins a cast that also includes Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias, Xelia Mendes-Jones, and Walton Goggins. As the report notes, Culkin, who of course broke out as a child star in Home Alone, has already been working with Prime Video, voicing a character in animated series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy.Macaulay Culkin has reportedly joined the secon…

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Konami Reveals Voice Actress Behind Eva in Metal Gear Solid 3 After 20 Years, and It Is, in Fact, Ariel From The Little Mermaid

Konami has revealed the voice actress behind Metal Gear Solid character Eva after keeping it a secret for 20 years, and it is, in fact, Ariel from The Little Mermaid.Part 3 of the Metal Gear Solid Legacy Series documentary, below, features series star David Hayter speaking with Jodi Benson, the voice of the aforementioned Ariel, Barbie from Toy Story, Thumbelina from Thumbelina, and, as it turns out, Eva from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.Eva, a spy who fought alongside protagonist Naked Snake in the third game and also appeared in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, was originally listed in the credits with voice actress Suzetta Miñet.…

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Pokémon TCG Pocket Battles Are Already Dominated by Two Decks in Particular

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket battles are already being dominated by two decks in particular: the usual suspects of Charizard and Mewtwo.The streamlined mobile version of the beloved TCG arrived in late October and its meta already appears formed, with most players bringing a Charizard ex or Mewtwo ex deck into the more competitive battle mode.While the Pokémon TCG usually comes down to more than just raw power, both of these decks are admittedly about hitting hard. Charizard ex has a 200 damage attack, for example, which is enough to knock out any other Pokémon in the game, and Mewtwo has an also very strong 150 damage attack.There is a downside to these, of course, as they each cost four energy and lose two energy per attack. This means, in theory, it takes two turns before the att…

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Apex Legends Drops Steam Deck Support Over Rampant Cheating

EA and Respawn Entertainment are making a change to Apex Legends that will no longer allow players to access the game via Linux OS, including Steam Deck using Linux.The developers announced the shift away from Linux support in a post on its website. Although it’s a move that will no doubt surprise those affected, EA says dropping support for the OS option is part of the company’s wider initiative to maintain “competitive integrity” and fight off cheaters.Apex Legends losing Linux support as EA continues fight against cheaters.“In our efforts to combat cheating in Apex, we've identified Linux OS as being a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats,” the post says. “As a result, we've decided to block Linux OS access to the game. While this will impact a sma…

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Harry Potter Spin-Off Fantastic Beasts Is 'Probably' Over, Eddie Redmayne Says

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them star Eddie Redmayne has poured cold water on fan hopes for another film in the Harry Potter spin-off franchise, saying it's "probably" not happening.The Newt Scamander actor told ComicBook that the third film, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, likely won't be getting a sequel. This comes despite an original plan to create five Fantastic Beasts films."I think [fans] probably have [seen the last of Newt]," Redmayne said. "That was a very frank answer, but yeah. And that’s as far as I know. I mean, you’d have to speak to the people at Warner Bros. and J.K Rowling, but as far as I know, that’s it."

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Former Bob's Burgers Actor Jay Johnston Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Role in January 6 Capitol Riots

Jay Johnston, the former voice of Bob's Burgers antagonist Jimmy Pesto in addition to other roles including Mr. Show and Arrested Development, has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for participating in the riots that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. NBC News was the first to report the story.The #FBI is still seeking information on people who took part in the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If you know this individual, visit https://t.co/iL7sD5efWD. Refer to photo 247 in your tip. pic.twitter.com/CetMHzU190— FBI (@FBI) March 4, 2021 Johnston was one of many protesters supporting President Donald Trump who broke into the Capitol as Vice President Mike Pence certified the 2020 election. Images of Johnston wearing a camouflage mask circulated on Twit…

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20th Century Studios Dishes on Possible Speed 3, Master and Commander Prequel: 'We Have a Great Script'

Oceans could be battlefields again if 20th Century Studios has its way. In an interview with THR, studio president Steve Asbell hinted at a possibility of a prequel to the 2003 cult classic."I’m trying so hard," Asbell says. "It’s the first movie I worked on at Fox twenty years ago. We have a great script. It just needs the right director."20th Century Studios really wants to do a Master and Commander prequel. Image source: 20th Century Studios.Asbell's comments will be music to the ears of Master and Commander fans who have been waiting more than 20 years now for a new movie. A prequel makes sense in light of how much time has passed, but there's plenty to mine from the original source material as well, which spans more than 20 novels. We wrote in our rev…

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Joker: Folie À Deux Digital and Blu-Ray Announced Less Than a Month After Disastrous Opening Weekend

Less than a month after a disastrous box office debut that included a historic second week drop, Joker: Folie À Deux has a release date on premium digital and blu-ray.Joker: Folie À Deux is headed to blu-ray and DVD in December. Image source: Warner Bros.Warner Bros. announced that the troubled sequel will be available to purchase or rent via Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and other outlets starting October 29. It will be available on blu-ray and DVD on December 17, with the physical release containing the following:

  • Everything Must Go (4 Part Longform Documentary)
    • Can I Have A Cigarette?
    • Finding Lee
    • A Hundred Films In One
    • King of Nothing
  • The Charac…
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Responds to Steam Review Bomb Campaign Over Nerf Patch

It’s been a turbulent week for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, its developer, its publisher, and its players. In the same breath as it announced an incredible 4.5 million sales in just over a month, publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive sparked an angry backlash with the release of the hotly anticipated Update 4.0.IGN has reported on the details of this update and why it’s caused so much upset, but in short, it makes a number of significant nerfs to the Space Marines' ability to fight back against the Tyranid horde and Thousand Sons Chaos Marines. The popular PvE co-op mode Operations was made harder, deliberately so, Focus said in the patch notes, after it deemed the missions too easy. The new Lethal difficulty, via a new mechanic that forces players to …

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