American Crime Story: Versace Tells Its Story in Reverse
The next installment in Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story saga, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, will, like its predecessor, focus on the murder at the heart of its real-world inspiration. But whereas The People v. O.J. Simpson followed what happened after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, Versace will look at its titular death in reverse.
Speaking during the Television Critics Association press tour, showrunner Ryan Murphy confirmed that the second season of American Crime Story opens with Versace's murder.
Edgar Ramirez as Gianni Versace, via EW
Rogue One’s Riz Ahmed in Talks to Join Venom Movie
Riz Ahmed is currently in talks to star in Sony's upcoming Venom movie.
While Ahmed's potential role is not yet known, Variety reports he's in negotiations to play a "popular Marvel Comics character." The Hollywood Reporter has heard the role isn't Carnage—who will reportedly serve as the film's villain—though he was allegedly considered for the part before the script was changed.
American Horror Story: Cult Isn’t an ‘Attack on Trump’
When Ryan Murphy announced that American Horror Story's seventh season would be "about the election that we just went through
," many people assumed that meant the series would become markedly more political.
But it turns out that 2016 election backdrop is more of a jumping off point for the "Cult" throughline of the anthology's Season 7 than any actual parallel to the fallout of the presidential election.
"I think, because Ryan had made the initial announcement about Trump, people are expecting it to be political and everything else," explained executive producer Alexis Martin Woodall to IGN at the 2017 summer TV Critics' Association press tour. "It's not going to be this giant attack on Trump."
Deadpool Director Miller to Helm Neuromancer Movie
Fox's upcoming Neuromancer movie has found its director in Tim Miller.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Miller, who directed last year's R-rated comic book movie Deadpool, will helm the adaptation of William Gibson's 1984 sci-fi novel, with X-Men film franchise producer Simon Kinberg on board to produce.
No writer has yet been attached to the project. Gibson's novel tells the story of a computer hacker named Henry Dorsett Case, who is caught stealing from his employer and punished by having toxins damage his nervous system, rendering him unemployable. In the hopes of turning his fortunes around, he takes on a major hacking job from a shady ex-military officer who offers him a cure.
Arms Update Rebalances Roster, Adds Training Exercises
Nintendo has released a new update for Arms that brings with it a handful of changes and a few small additions.
As detailed on Nintendo's support site, update 2.1 features balance adjustments for Arms' roster of playable characters, as well as their weapons. For example, Master Mummy's dash speed and movement speed while jumping have been increased, and the Homie has been tweaked to cause more rush damage.
In addition to rebalancing the roster, the update adds five new exercises to "Training" and indicators designating the difficulty. Adjustments to the rush gauge and fighter hitbox sizes, as well as added instructions at the start of a 3-4 player battle are also featured in the update. The full list of changes, including how each fighter and weapons has been rebalanced can be found here.
Star Wars: 8 New Details on Last Jedi’s Heroes and Villains
A new magazine article has shed some more light on the heroes and villains of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, particularly Luke Skywalker's self-doubt, Finn's newfound hero status, how much of Supreme Leader Snoke's backstory we'll learn, the alien inhabitants of the planet Luke has exiled himself to, and more.
Here are the eight biggest things we're talking about after reading Entertainment Weekly's latest cover story:
For more of the latest on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, check out what John Boyega told us about Finn's covert mission, actress Gwendoline Christie and director Rian Johnson on Captain Phasma's backstory, Hasbro's new Luke and Rey figures, Johnson on how the title "Last Jedi" evolves over the course of the movie, and these latest character posters.
Super Meat Boy Announced for Nintendo Switch
Super Meat Boy is making the jump to Nintendo Switch.
Team Meat announced the game is heading to the system on Twitter. Blitworks will handle the Super Meat Boy port for Nintendo Switch, after previously working on versions for Wii U and PlayStation 4.
Team Meat tweeted out this image of Super Meat Boy on Nintendo Switch.
King Kong Visits the Planet of the Apes
The two most popular ape-related franchises in pop culture are finally joining forces. Today BOOM! Studios revealed first details for Kong on the Planet of the Apes, a new comic book mini-series that pits King Kong against Planet of the Apes villain Dr. Zaius.
This six-issue mini-series will be written by Ryan Ferrier (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and drawn by Carlos Magno (Kong of Skull Island). The series will feature covers by Magno, Mike Huddleston (The Coffin) and movie poster veteran Hans Woody.
Kong on the Planet of the Apes #1 cover by Mike Huddleston. (BOOM! Studios)
Spider-Man Makes Huge Sacrifice in Secret Empire
Peter Parker faced a difficult decision in the latest chapter of The Amazing Spider-Man.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #31!
This issue wrapped up the series' Secret Empire tie-in storyline, with Spider-Man confronting the Hydra-affiliated Superior Octopus at the Shanghai headquarters of Parker Industries. While Otto Octavius had already succeeded in destroying the other three branches of the company, his ultimate goal was to steal Parker Industries' research and reclaim the company he started (back in the days when his mind was occupying Peter Parker's body).
Next PS4 Update to Add 1080p 60FPS Twitch Streaming
Details about PlayStation 4's forthcoming firmware update 5.0 have reportedly surfaced, revealing that 1080p 60fps Twitch streaming support is on the way for PS4 Pro users.
According to Eurogamer, who reports to have acquired a copy of update 5.0's release notes, the update also adds the ability to follow any user account without needing a friend request or maxing out your friends list. According to the update notes, Sony is doing this to "encourage more sharing of content and more interactions" among players and "boost the viral potential of UGC" for developers.