Logan Director: Final Wolverine Movie More ‘Human,’ Less Green Screen

The upcoming third and final Wolverine film, Logan, is looking to avoid the same mistakes found in its two predecessors.

In the latest issue of Empire, Logan director James Mangold confirmed that Wolverine’s finale will be a much more human story than X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Wolverine were. Logan won’t include a lot of CGI action, and instead will focus on the character's vulnerable side, especially with his healing powers failing him.

“The goal was to make something human,” Mangold told Empire. “We made an effort to scale back on the gloss and greenscreen

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Xbox Exec Phil Spencer Would ‘Love to See Mario on Xbox’

Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, recently expressed his interest in seeing Mario brought to Microsoft's console.

Speaking to AusGamers, Spencer cited Microsoft's collaboration with Nintendo in bringing Minecraft, which it owns, to Nintendo's Wii U.

"It’s been a great partnership on Minecraft," Spencer said. "In fact they put Mario in Minecraft on Wii U with the mash-up skin pack. And continuing to work with them on that and building a stronger relationship... I mean if that paid dividends down the road that lead to something else, that would be fantastic. ... I’d love to see Mario on Xbox."

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New Assassin’s Creed Movie Poster Revealed

Michael Fassbender's Aguilar looks like he'll have more than just hidden blades in his arsenal to fight the Templar Order in Assassin's Creed.

20th Century Fox and Ubisoft Motion Pictures have released a new poster for the movie, focusing on the assassins and seemingly their weapons of choice. Aguilar, from 15th-century Spain, is the focal point, but other assassins surround him along with guns, daggers and crossbows. And eagle-eyed observers will notice Aguilar mid-leap of faith as well.

This Assassin's Creed poster focuses on Michael Fassbender's Aguilar, an assassin in 15th-century Spain. This Assassin's Creed poster focuses on Michael Fassbender's Aguilar, an assassin in 15th-century Spain.

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Wrestling Wrap Up: Why James Ellsworth (Mostly) Works

Grab your utensils, festive bibs and hearty appetites, because a holiday-themed Wrap Up is headed to the kids' table.

By holiday-themed, I of course mean short. This'll be a quick one. We all want to get out of here and hit the road and/or curl up in bed with a good book that's actually Netflix and not a book at all. It's the season to spend time with our families and/or the lineup of sock puppets we made one day because a Drake song made us sad and eat a lot of yams and junk. Speaking of root vegetables - James Ellsworth!

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Star Trek: Discovery Reportedly Casts Michelle Yeoh

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's Michelle Yeoh will reportedly star in the upcoming CBS All Access television series Star Trek: Discovery.

While the network has yet to confirm Yeoh's involvement, consulting producer Nicholas Meyer told ComingSoon.net: "I know Michelle Yeoh is in it."

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BioShock’s Rapture Recreated Using 35,000 LEGO Bricks

Imagine Rigney is no stranger to building BioShock-inspired LEGO creations. Rigney, a huge BioShock fan, took his first swing at recreating a piece of BioShock Infinite by building a replica Sky Hook and model of Columbia, Infinite's setting. More recently, Rigney worked to recreate Rapture, the setting of the original game in the series, to mini-figure scale.

Rigney told 2K it took around 200-300 hours to complete the sprawling build, saying that figure "doesn’t count the design time in my head."

Rigney said the choices made as to what went into the rooms in the Rapture recreation came down to a matter of personal preference.

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Death of X Reveals the Fate of Cyclops

The final chapter of Death of X answered the question of Cyclops' whereabouts in the current Marvel Universe.

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Warning: this article contains spoilers for Death of X #4!

For the past year, fans have been left to wonder what happened to Cyclops in the aftermath of Secret Wars and whether the various allusions to his death were actually true. This issue finally addressed that lingering question, revealing that Cyclops did indeed perish in his war with the Inhumans. Death of X reached its climax as Cyclops destroyed one of the two Terrigen clouds circling the globe. Cyclops then confronted Black Bolt and Medusa and was obliterated by the former's supersonic scream.

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31 Great Gifts for PC Enthusiasts

Ah, PC gamers. This bunch may dazzle you with talk of overclocking and liquid cooling, but the good news is you don't have to understand a word of that to buy them great gifts this holiday season. From figures to games to gear, these are the best gifts you can get for a PC enthusiast this year.

From memes to fan fiction to machinima, Overwatch is the game that keeps on giving thanks largely to its unique, lovable cast. For those moments when you have to be AFK, Funko Pop has you covered with miniature versions of Reaper, Winston, Tracer, and several other Overwatch characters. You could even make them fight, or hug. We won’t judge.

See Overwatch Funko Pops on Amazon

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Moana Is a Step in the Right Direction for Disney

Moana isn't the first Disney heroine to save the world, or to not have a love interest, or to have a realistically proportioned body. But the latest Disney animation main character still marks another step in the right direction for the film studio, especially considering exactly who made her.

Moana’s directors are John Musker and Ron Clements, the duo responsible for Disney classics like The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, as well as fan favorites like The Great Mouse Detective, Hercules and The Princess and the Frog. There's a trend there in their depiction of female characters that is culminating in Moana, an adventurous chieftain's daughter who scoffs at being called a princess and whose gender doesn't define or limit her.

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