The Batman: John Turturro Cast as Crime Boss Carmine Falcone
Emmy winner John Turturro (Transformers, The Night Of, Do the Right Thing) has been cast in The Batman as Gotham City mob boss Carmine Falcone, director Matt Reeves revealed via Twitter on Friday.
Carmine Falcone was previously portrayed in Batman Begins by British actor Tom Wilkinson.
I said... #CarmineFalcone pic.twitter.com/wa5zNuVwPg
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) November 22, 2019
It Was J.J. Abrams’ Idea to Bring Back Palpatine for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
With the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker set to release in under a month, fans around the world are gearing up for the final installment to the Skywalker saga — as well as the final Star Wars film for a while.
In an interview with Empire, Colin Trevorrow spoke about his impact on the upcoming movie he was once directing, as well as his thoughts about being included in the film's closing credits. Further, he credited J.J. Abrams with the decision to bring back Emperor Palpatine, telling Empire that "it’s honestly something I never considered."
Nightwing Finally Debuts in New Titans Finale Trailer
It took two seasons, but Titans has finally revealed Dick Grayson's Nightwing costume - and it was worth the wait.
The delightfully comics-faithful costume will debut in Titans Season 2, episode 13, aptly titled "Nightwing," which serves as the Titans Season 2 finale. But if you can't wait for the finale to be released on November 29, you can get a sneak peek at Nightwing in action in the newly-launched promo trailer for the finale, as Dick faces off with Deathstroke - even wielding his iconic escrima sticks in the battle.
Warner Bros. has also released close-up photos of the Nightwing costume, which you can see in the gallery below.
For more on Titans, check out our Titans Season 2 reviews, and let us know what you think of Dick's new look in the comments!
First Crisis on Infinite Earths Poster Teases Epic DC Team-up
A Crisis is coming to the Arrowverse, and The CW has revealed a new poster and tagline for this ambitious Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event.
Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim tweeted the poster reveal, one which shows off a massive ensemble cast and reveals a new tagline for the crossover: "It's the end... of the worlds." Check it out below:
Designing the Costumes of HBO’s Watchmen
Spoilers follow for the first five episodes of HBO’s Watchmen.
The costumes are a hugely important part of any comic-book adaptation, and they’re also probably one of the toughest aspects to pull off. Translating two-dimensional drawings from the page into real-world designs that actual people can wear while not looking ridiculous, but also move around in and even engage in action scenes with, is hugely challenging.
And in the case of HBO’s Watchmen, that challenge was perhaps even more intense given that the show doesn’t really even feature superhuman characters, who may get a pass when it comes to some of the more high-concept conceits of super-wardrobes. No, with the exception of Dr. Manhattan, who we haven’t really seen yet on the show (and who goes around naked anyhow, with his “d!@k hanging out,” to quote Laurie Blake), Watchmen just features regular folks who simply decide to dress up and fight crime. And, again, hopefully not look dumb doing so.
Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Is ‘Inspired by Games Like Halo’
Update 11/15: After days of gamers poking fun at Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck looking like a low poly video game vehicle, it turns out, it really was partially inspired by Halo's Warthog.
Musk responded on Twitter after the official Halo account and PewDiePie jumped in on the fun, saying "Cybertruck is inspired by games like Halo. Warthog irl!!"
Cybertruck is inspired by games like Halo. Warthog irl!!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2019
Half-Life: Alyx: Every Voice Actor Confirmed and Rumored
Valve officially revealed Half-Life: Alyx, a new, full-length, VR prequel in the Half-Life series. It’s been 12 since the last Half-Life game, so there have been some changes to the voice cast since last we saw Alyx Vance.
As the name implies, Half-Life: Alyx stars Alyx Vance in a new game set between the events of Half-Life 1 and 2. Alyx Vance was originally voiced by Merle Dandridge in Half-Life 2 but will be played by Ozioma Akagha in Half-Life: Alyx.
Dandridge tweeted her congratulations to Valve following the announcement of the new game and expressed gratitude that fans can see Alyx again.
Darksiders Genesis: The Final Preview
After playing through the first two chapters of Darksiders Genesis, my biggest takeaway is how decidedly unlike Diablo it actually is, despite how Diablo-y it looks. There’s no gear, there are no level-ups, no skill trees, there’s a much more elaborate melee combat system with strong and weak attacks, and really, rather than reminding me of Diablo, it reminded me of the very first Darksiders game, just with a different perspective and a second playable character.
Of course, part of that likely has to do with the fact that in Darksiders Genesis, you can either choose to play as the protagonist of Darksiders 1, War, or his brother, the gun-wielding Strife, who finally makes his playable debut in a Darksiders game. There’s a great split in the abilities and playstyles of the two characters, with War playing almost exactly like his Darksiders 1 counterpart, right down to having mostly the same moves and tools at his disposal. War can deal big melee damage by juggling opponents with air combos, utilize a crowd-clearing AoE special move, and unlike Strife, he can block enemy attacks as well.
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5G Will Bring Google Stadia Virtually Anywhere, Exec Says
While Google Stadia aims to create a compelling package of high-end streaming tech at launch for home users, the impending advent of 5G technology will allow the Stadia to be used almost anywhere, according to Google VP Phil Harrison.
In this month's episode of IGN Unfiltered, Ryan McCaffrey sat down with Google VP Phil Harrison to talk about the Stadia, as well as Harrison's time at Sony, Microsoft, Google, and much more.
"Initially,
going to be
in the home, or wherever you have access to wi-fi or stronger internet signal that would come over from an ISP
, but 5G is not that far away," Harrison said, "5G will be a future unlock, but right now we are a wi-fi and more traditional ISP-driven experience."