Nhut Le has been cast as Judomaster in James Gunn and HBO Max's The Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Gunn confirmed the casting news, which was originally reported by Deadline. Le, who is known for his regular appearances on Comedy Central's Kroll Show, also announced his new DCEU role on Instagram, saying he is "very excited to work with an amazing cast and crew." He added, "The writing is phenomenal, hands down the funniest script I've ever read." In the comics, Judomaster is a legacy name used by three different martial arts superheroes. The character first appeared in Special War Series #4, which was published by Charlton Comics in 1965. Paul Kupperberg and Michael Collins then rebooted the character for Justice League Quarterly #14, published in 1994. Sonia Sato then emerged as the newest Judomaster in 2007's Birds of Prey #100. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=who-is-dcs-peacemaker-john-cenas-the-suicide-squad-character-explained&captions=true"] Le joins several cast members already confirmed for the Peacemaker series, including John Cena in the titular role, together with Steve Agee as John Economos, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, who is also starring in The Suicide Squad, and Chris Conrad as the DC Comics character Vigilante/Adrian Chase. Specific plot details for the eight-episode series are being kept firmly under wraps, though HBO Max previously teased that it will "explore the origins of the character that Cena will play in the upcoming film, a man who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it." It's understood that Cena's Peacemaker will make his debut in The Suicide Squad first. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/22/the-suicide-squad-official-cast-reveal"] The Suicide Squad is scheduled to hit theaters and HBO Max on August 6. For more on that, read the recently-released synopsis for the movie, which confirms that the story will be set in a familiar DC locale. Alternatively, you can find out more about the characters appearing in the new Peacemaker series by taking a look at our comprehensive Peacemaker explainer and Vigilante explainer. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Nhut Le has been cast as Judomaster in James Gunn and HBO Max's The Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Gunn confirmed the casting news, which was originally reported by Deadline. Le, who is known for his regular appearances on Comedy Central's Kroll Show, also announced his new DCEU role on Instagram, saying he is "very excited to work with an amazing cast and crew." He added, "The writing is phenomenal, hands down the funniest script I've ever read." In the comics, Judomaster is a legacy name used by three different martial arts superheroes. The character first appeared in Special War Series #4, which was published by Charlton Comics in 1965. Paul Kupperberg and Michael Collins then rebooted the character for Justice League Quarterly #14, published in 1994. Sonia Sato then emerged as the newest Judomaster in 2007's Birds of Prey #100. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=who-is-dcs-peacemaker-john-cenas-the-suicide-squad-character-explained&captions=true"] Le joins several cast members already confirmed for the Peacemaker series, including John Cena in the titular role, together with Steve Agee as John Economos, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, who is also starring in The Suicide Squad, and Chris Conrad as the DC Comics character Vigilante/Adrian Chase. Specific plot details for the eight-episode series are being kept firmly under wraps, though HBO Max previously teased that it will "explore the origins of the character that Cena will play in the upcoming film, a man who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it." It's understood that Cena's Peacemaker will make his debut in The Suicide Squad first. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/22/the-suicide-squad-official-cast-reveal"] The Suicide Squad is scheduled to hit theaters and HBO Max on August 6. For more on that, read the recently-released synopsis for the movie, which confirms that the story will be set in a familiar DC locale. Alternatively, you can find out more about the characters appearing in the new Peacemaker series by taking a look at our comprehensive Peacemaker explainer and Vigilante explainer. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

BioWare has altered some camera shots from the Mass Effect series for the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition remaster package. In an interview with Metro, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition's Project Director Mac Walters said that the team changed certain camera angles that were deemed gratuitous. "Kevin [Meek] actually called out some camera cuts that were just.... why was that focusing on Miranda's butt?," Walters explained. So in some cases, we said, 'Okay, we can make a change there'." Elsewhere in the interview, Character and Environment Director Kevin Meek alludes to another low camera shot where a male Shepherd is sat with his legs open. The developers were unable to change the animation itself, but they could alter the position of the camera to change how the shot is framed. "If you were wearing a skirt, it would be a bit unflattering," Meek explains. "So we can’t necessarily change that animation, but you can raise that camera up slightly to reduce the problem.’ [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/02/mass-effect-legendary-edition-our-first-impressions"] The developers stopped short of changing entire character models, noting that the camera shots that they did change were "a decision that was made as part of many creative decisions and just showing it at the best possible fidelity that we could going forward". "I do think a lot of things have evolved since [the original games] but I don’t know if I would say we were ultra-concerned about it or anything like that," says Walters. Back in 2010, Mass Effect 2 Project Director Casey Hudson told Kotaku that one particular gratuitous shot of Miranda's behind was "an interesting choice" and pointed out how it wasn't easily missed "when you see it there that long..." Hudson continued. Legendary Edition, which bundles together the original Mass Effect trilogy, is a remastered take on the classic action-RPGs and aims to offer almost everything the originals did. However, Mass Effect 3's multiplayer hasn't made it in, and one piece of Mass Effect 1 DLC has been lost to a corrupted source code issue. For more on the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, check out our article which features a number of comparison screenshots, showing updates to the player character's model, as well as other companions from the franchise. The game is set to launch on May 14 later this year, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. After a preview, we've said Mass Effect: Legendary Edition feels like less than a remake, but much more than a remaster. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

BioWare has altered some camera shots from the Mass Effect series for the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition remaster package. In an interview with Metro, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition's Project Director Mac Walters said that the team changed certain camera angles that were deemed gratuitous. "Kevin [Meek] actually called out some camera cuts that were just.... why was that focusing on Miranda's butt?," Walters explained. So in some cases, we said, 'Okay, we can make a change there'." Elsewhere in the interview, Character and Environment Director Kevin Meek alludes to another low camera shot where a male Shepherd is sat with his legs open. The developers were unable to change the animation itself, but they could alter the position of the camera to change how the shot is framed. "If you were wearing a skirt, it would be a bit unflattering," Meek explains. "So we can’t necessarily change that animation, but you can raise that camera up slightly to reduce the problem.’ [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/02/mass-effect-legendary-edition-our-first-impressions"] The developers stopped short of changing entire character models, noting that the camera shots that they did change were "a decision that was made as part of many creative decisions and just showing it at the best possible fidelity that we could going forward". "I do think a lot of things have evolved since [the original games] but I don’t know if I would say we were ultra-concerned about it or anything like that," says Walters. Back in 2010, Mass Effect 2 Project Director Casey Hudson told Kotaku that one particular gratuitous shot of Miranda's behind was "an interesting choice" and pointed out how it wasn't easily missed "when you see it there that long..." Hudson continued. Legendary Edition, which bundles together the original Mass Effect trilogy, is a remastered take on the classic action-RPGs and aims to offer almost everything the originals did. However, Mass Effect 3's multiplayer hasn't made it in, and one piece of Mass Effect 1 DLC has been lost to a corrupted source code issue. For more on the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, check out our article which features a number of comparison screenshots, showing updates to the player character's model, as well as other companions from the franchise. The game is set to launch on May 14 later this year, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. After a preview, we've said Mass Effect: Legendary Edition feels like less than a remake, but much more than a remaster. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

CD Projekt Red has released a PC hotfix for Cyberpunk 2077, closing a vulnerability that could have left those modding the game open to malicious hackers. Announced on Twitter (below), hotfix 1.12 is out now on PC, and fixes two separate elements that could potentially have been used to remotely activate harmful files hidden inside mod downloads.

Hotfix 1.12 is now available on PC! This update addresses the vulnerability that could be used as part of remote code execution (including save files): - Fixed a buffer overrun issue. - Removed/replaced non-ASLR DLLs. pic.twitter.com/LAkBfVpnXf

— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) February 5, 2021

Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red warned those modding the game to use caution after community member PixelRick flagged the potential issue. "You should be able to trust data file mods to be harmless, and only be skeptical about executables in general," PixelRick said to Eurogamer at the time. "This vulnerability makes it impossible to really trust any modded data file for this game until [the] patch." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/20/cyberpunk-2077-reviews-one-month-later-the-review-crew"] Thankfully, that patch is now in place after CD Projekt thanked its community for pointing out the problem. It's the second hotfix to be released after the game's major 1.1 patch, following a quick fix to a brand new game-breaking bug. To see what changes CD Projekt Red's been making, check out our performance review of the game following the 1.1 patch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

CD Projekt Red has released a PC hotfix for Cyberpunk 2077, closing a vulnerability that could have left those modding the game open to malicious hackers. Announced on Twitter (below), hotfix 1.12 is out now on PC, and fixes two separate elements that could potentially have been used to remotely activate harmful files hidden inside mod downloads.

Hotfix 1.12 is now available on PC! This update addresses the vulnerability that could be used as part of remote code execution (including save files): - Fixed a buffer overrun issue. - Removed/replaced non-ASLR DLLs. pic.twitter.com/LAkBfVpnXf

— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) February 5, 2021

Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red warned those modding the game to use caution after community member PixelRick flagged the potential issue. "You should be able to trust data file mods to be harmless, and only be skeptical about executables in general," PixelRick said to Eurogamer at the time. "This vulnerability makes it impossible to really trust any modded data file for this game until [the] patch." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/20/cyberpunk-2077-reviews-one-month-later-the-review-crew"] Thankfully, that patch is now in place after CD Projekt thanked its community for pointing out the problem. It's the second hotfix to be released after the game's major 1.1 patch, following a quick fix to a brand new game-breaking bug. To see what changes CD Projekt Red's been making, check out our performance review of the game following the 1.1 patch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Marvel's WandaVision Episode 5 has introduced an extremely unexpected character into the mix - with potentially major implications for the MCU as a whole. The story beyond this point will contain full spoilers for Marvel's WandaVision Episode 5 - proceed at your own risk! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-wandavision-mid-season-trailer"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] As Episode 5 draws to a close, WandaVision makes perhaps its most bizarre introduction yet – Pietro Maximoff (aka Quicksilver, aka Wanda's dead brother) shows up at her front door. Except it's not the MCU's Aaron Taylor-Johnson playing the character, it's Evan Peters, who played the character in Fox's X-Men universe. Peters played Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse, earning plaudits for his performance, even if the movies themselves weren't as well received. And to make absolutely clear this isn't just some regular real-world recasting, Kat Dennings' Darcy confirms that this is some extremely weird in-universe recasting by saying: "She [Wanda] recast Pietro?" This marks the first time one of Fox's X-Men actors has played the same role within an MCU project, and opens some fascinating possibilities for where Marvel's movies and TV shows could go next. While it's been clear for some time that mutants would be coming to the MCU in some form, how that would happen has been the source of speculation. Some theorised that Thanos' blip could have caused mutations in those returned to life, while others have pointed to the upcoming introduction of the multiverse to the MCU as a way in. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/05/marvels-wandavision-just-introduced-the-mcus-strangest-ever-cameo-ign-news"] The latter now feels far more likely. With Wanda explicitly tied to the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it's possible this is our first clue as to her part in crossing the boundaries between realities – perhaps she's pulled a different reality's Quicksilver into her own, after 'her' Pietro was killed in Avengers: Age of Ultron. It must be said, however, that in a series built on illusion, transformation, and deceit, Peters' addition could be a simple nod to a superhero movie fan audience. We'll likely have to wait for next week's episode to get more answers on that. If this is a formal crossing over of the established X-Men universe with the MCU, the implications are fairly huge – could we see Patrick Stewart's Professor X, Ian McKellan's Magneto, or Hugh Jackman's Wolverine enter the newer Marvel movies? It would explain how Deadpool 3 can safely be a canon MCU movie, at the very least. We have even more WandaVision theories for you, if that's what you want – from why a major comic book villain may be behind it all, to the question of how (or if) Vision is even alive. Check out when you can watch Episode 6 for more answers in our WandaVision release schedule. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=wandavision-cast-and-characters&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Marvel's WandaVision Episode 5 has introduced an extremely unexpected character into the mix - with potentially major implications for the MCU as a whole. The story beyond this point will contain full spoilers for Marvel's WandaVision Episode 5 - proceed at your own risk! [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-wandavision-mid-season-trailer"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] As Episode 5 draws to a close, WandaVision makes perhaps its most bizarre introduction yet – Pietro Maximoff (aka Quicksilver, aka Wanda's dead brother) shows up at her front door. Except it's not the MCU's Aaron Taylor-Johnson playing the character, it's Evan Peters, who played the character in Fox's X-Men universe. Peters played Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse, earning plaudits for his performance, even if the movies themselves weren't as well received. And to make absolutely clear this isn't just some regular real-world recasting, Kat Dennings' Darcy confirms that this is some extremely weird in-universe recasting by saying: "She [Wanda] recast Pietro?" This marks the first time one of Fox's X-Men actors has played the same role within an MCU project, and opens some fascinating possibilities for where Marvel's movies and TV shows could go next. While it's been clear for some time that mutants would be coming to the MCU in some form, how that would happen has been the source of speculation. Some theorised that Thanos' blip could have caused mutations in those returned to life, while others have pointed to the upcoming introduction of the multiverse to the MCU as a way in. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/05/marvels-wandavision-just-introduced-the-mcus-strangest-ever-cameo-ign-newswestview-just-got-even-odder"] The latter now feels far more likely. With Wanda explicitly tied to the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it's possible this is our first clue as to her part in crossing the boundaries between realities – perhaps she's pulled a different reality's Quicksilver into her own, after 'her' Pietro was killed in Avengers: Age of Ultron. It must be said, however, that in a series built on illusion, transformation, and deceit, Peters' addition could be a simple nod to a superhero movie fan audience. We'll likely have to wait for next week's episode to get more answers on that. If this is a formal crossing over of the established X-Men universe with the MCU, the implications are fairly huge – could we see Patrick Stewart's Professor X, Ian McKellan's Magneto, or Hugh Jackman's Wolverine enter the newer Marvel movies? It would explain how Deadpool 3 can safely be a canon MCU movie, at the very least. We have even more WandaVision theories for you, if that's what you want – from why a major comic book villain may be behind it all, to the question of how (or if) Vision is even alive. Check out when you can watch Episode 6 for more answers in our WandaVision release schedule. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=wandavision-cast-and-characters&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Colin Farrell will be playing Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin in Matt Reeves' The Batman, but he will look nothing like himself. The change is so drastic that another cast member mistook him for a random "overconfident" extra on the film's set. As reported by Movieweb, Rupert Penry-Jones, who plays a "mysterious victim" in The Batman, admitted to having no idea he was talking to Farrell when he was in full costume. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"] "I arrived on set and there was this guy walking around who was being so over confident," Penry-Jones said. "I had no idea who he was. He was being really friendly, he was telling all these stories, I was like, 'Who is this guy?' I thought he might've been a supporting actor [an extra to you and me]. He kept on talking to me, just really friendly, really nice, and I started noticing things about his costume. He had a brace on his leg and these weird scars on his face, and I thought, 'This is quite a lot of effort they've gone to for a supporting artist...' and suddenly I realized, 'Wait a minute this guy must be playing the Penguin, oh my God that's Colin Farrell!'" We get a glimpse of Farrell's Penguin in The Batman's teaser trailer, and the actor previously discussed how he is excited about his role in the film and how there will be a couple of "tasty scenes." "I had only started it and I can't wait to get back," Farrell said. "The creation of it, the aesthetic of the character, has been fun and I really am so excited to get back and explore it. And I haven't got that much to do. I have a certain amount in the film. I am not all over it by any means. But there are a couple of some tasty scenes I have in it and my creation and I can't wait to get back. Yeah, I totally feel like it is something that I have not had the opportunity to explore before. It feels original and fun. But I am only at the start of the journey so I can't wait to get back and really get into it." For more on The Batman, which will be released in theaters on March 4, 2022, check out everything we know about the DC reboot and how the riddle in the first trailer may have already been solved. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-cast-every-actor-and-character&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Colin Farrell will be playing Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin in Matt Reeves' The Batman, but he will look nothing like himself. The change is so drastic that another cast member mistook him for a random "overconfident" extra on the film's set. As reported by Movieweb, Rupert Penry-Jones, who plays a "mysterious victim" in The Batman, admitted to having no idea he was talking to Farrell when he was in full costume. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/23/the-batman-trailer-dc-fandome-official-footage"] "I arrived on set and there was this guy walking around who was being so over confident," Penry-Jones said. "I had no idea who he was. He was being really friendly, he was telling all these stories, I was like, 'Who is this guy?' I thought he might've been a supporting actor [an extra to you and me]. He kept on talking to me, just really friendly, really nice, and I started noticing things about his costume. He had a brace on his leg and these weird scars on his face, and I thought, 'This is quite a lot of effort they've gone to for a supporting artist...' and suddenly I realized, 'Wait a minute this guy must be playing the Penguin, oh my God that's Colin Farrell!'" We get a glimpse of Farrell's Penguin in The Batman's teaser trailer, and the actor previously discussed how he is excited about his role in the film and how there will be a couple of "tasty scenes." "I had only started it and I can't wait to get back," Farrell said. "The creation of it, the aesthetic of the character, has been fun and I really am so excited to get back and explore it. And I haven't got that much to do. I have a certain amount in the film. I am not all over it by any means. But there are a couple of some tasty scenes I have in it and my creation and I can't wait to get back. Yeah, I totally feel like it is something that I have not had the opportunity to explore before. It feels original and fun. But I am only at the start of the journey so I can't wait to get back and really get into it." For more on The Batman, which will be released in theaters on March 4, 2022, check out everything we know about the DC reboot and how the riddle in the first trailer may have already been solved. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-batman-cast-every-actor-and-character&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.