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According to a new report, we should get ready to see Westeros on the big screen.That comes via a new The Hollywood Reporter article today, which says Warner Bros. has been "quietly" developing a feature film based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy universe, originally adapted in HBO's megahit Game of Thrones. The report notes that "at least one" film is in the works, hinting that WB could have even more cinematic plans for the franchise.Still, it should be pointed out that the project is apparently in very early development, with no creatives or cast attached yet. And forget The Winds of Winter — the winds of Hollywood are fickle, and film development can take a very long time. Still, it's big news that WB is considering capitalizing on one of its bigges…

Joker: Folie à Deux has been a major bomb at the box office, earning scathing reviews from fans and critics alike. But it has at least one big fan in director Quentin Tarantino, who praised the unfortunate sequel at length on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, calling it the "Natural Born Killers I would have dreamed of seeing."“I really, really liked it, really. A lot. Like, tremendously, and I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” Tarantino said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is. And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie or that’s like a big, giant mess to som…

It's the final week before the U.S. 2024 presidential election, and in the waning hours of her campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris is making a bid to a group that's not often targeted in such races: gamers.Today, Harris' campaign is launching its own Fortnite map: Freedom Town, USA. It's a custom creative map themed around some of Harris' campaign pledges, including tax breaks for small businesses and a focus on affordable housing. The map can be found in Fortnite Creative starting today using code 733155366547, and can be observed in dedicated partner streams from Fortnite content creators such as Jordan "Huskerss" Thomas, MODELMORG, Himalyahs, and Khairi "Kdot" Harris.…

What appears to be the first ever look at adult Bobby Hill has emerged on social media, in the process revealing how Hank Hill's son grew up to be a professional chef.An image of a grown-up Bobby, now sporting stubble but otherwise looking much the same as he did as a child, was posted by voice actress Grey DeLisle on their Instagram. DeLisle was seemingly in attendance at a King of the Hill event but didn't offer additional context.Here's the first look of Adult Bobby for the upcoming Hulu revival of King of the Hill. Posted by Grey Delisle pic.twitter.com/VpxkYSPqlW— Out of Context 20th Century Fox (@OOC20thFox) October 25, 2024 [Update: The original photo has since been removed but it can still be found on various accounts around X/Twitter and other platforms.]The art i…

No Man’s Sky has launched its 16th expedition, The Cursed — an “unexpectedly creepy update” that hits the eternally popular space game just in time for Halloween.Developer Hello Games said The Cursed is a “weird and unsettling” gameplay event in which players “fight to keep a grip on reality” while haunted by visions and voices from another dimension. It takes place in what’s described as a “sort of twilight universe” in which time can shift unexpectedly, day turning to night “at a vertigo inducing rate.”

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20th Century Studios has announced a VHS release of Alien: Romulus.For some of the younger IGN readers, VHS (Video Home System) was the dominant physical media format of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. The tapes were eventually replaced by DVDs, which came in the mid-to-late 90s before total dominance from the 2000s.Veteran Alien fans will probably have fond memories of the films on VHS tapes, with Alien, then Aliens, and Alien 3 all hitting VHS at various points in the 80s and 90s. Now, 20th Century Studios is rekindling those memories by releasing ‘interquel’ Alien: Romulus, on limited edition VHS on December 3, complete with full screen 4×3 aspect ratio.Here’s the official blurb:An ultimate movie collector’s dream, the fully functioning VHS tape was created in celebration of the 45th a…

Marvel revealed during NYCC 2024 that Daredevil: Born Again will officially premiere on Disney+ on March 4, 2025. Vincent D'Onofrio, the actor behind Kingpin, announced the news during Marvel's NYCC panel to an enormous applause.Vincent D'Onofrio reveals #DaredevilBornAgain will premiere March 4, 2025 on Disney+. pic.twitter.com/9w12HR9rQE— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) October 19, 2024 Marvel Studios previously shared the show would be arriving in March, but now we know for sure when it will arrive. When it does, it will do so as the second live-action series starring Daredevil following the Netflix show from 2015 that ran for three seasons.Charlie Cox will once again be playing Matt Murdock/Daredevil, and he will be joined by D'Onofrio, Elden Henson's Foggy…

It seems Tom Holland is feeling pretty optimistic about Spider-Man 4 after reading a draft of the script, which he says still needs work but is otherwise "excellent" in a interview with the Rich Roll podcast.“We have a creative and we have a pitch and a draft, which is excellent. It needs work, but the writers are doing a great job. I read it three weeks ago and it really lit a fire in me," Holland said. "Zendaya and I sat down and read it together and we at times were bouncing around the living room like this is a real movie worthy of the fans’ respect.”Spider-Man actor Tom Holland says the Spider-Man 4 script "lit a fire in me." Image source: Marvel Studios.Holland's comments were part of a wide-ranging conversation in which he touched on his rela…