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James Gunn On Signing to Lead DC: Kevin Feige ‘Was the First Person I Told.’

According to James Gunn, the first person he told about his signing on to lead the DC Comics film universe was none other than Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios.

Gunn revealed this in a tweet from his personal account responding to a now-deleted tweet asking if the Suicide Squad director hated Feige and Marvel now that he was heading the rival comic book company’s movies.

His response said the opposite, and that Feige was the first person he told after taking on the gig, followed by Peacemaker actor John Cena. He also said while DC and Marvel may be competitors, both companies shared a common goal of “keeping the theater-going experience vibrant & alive.”

The line of questioning stems from Gunn doing work for both Marvel and DC over the years. Before he directed both The Suicide Squad and the Peacemaker HBO Max show, Gunn directed Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, for Marvel.

Despite the DC job, Gunn is still working with Marvel on other Guardians of the Galaxy projects, including the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special set to debut on Disney+ next month, the I Am Groot series, and next year's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.

Gunn’s promotion follows a series of shake-ups and cancellations over at Warner Bros., which affected several DC projects, from the canceled Batgirl film to television shows like The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. The DC movie universe is in the midst of a soft reboot, which included the return of Henry Cavill as Superman in the Black Adam post-credits scene.

So perhaps Gunn can help set things right as DC’s business is in a time of significant change.

Kenneth Shepard is a writer covering games, entertainment, and queerness all around the internet. Find him on Twitter at @shepardcdr, and listen to his biweekly video game retrospective podcast Normandy FM, which is currently covering Cyberpunk 2077.

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James Gunn On Signing to Lead DC: Kevin Feige ‘Was the First Person I Told.’

According to James Gunn, the first person he told about his signing on to lead the DC Comics film universe was none other than Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios.

Gunn revealed this in a tweet from his personal account responding to a now-deleted tweet asking if the Suicide Squad director hated Feige and Marvel now that he was heading the rival comic book company’s movies.

His response said the opposite, and that Feige was the first person he told after taking on the gig, followed by Peacemaker actor John Cena. He also said while DC and Marvel may be competitors, both companies shared a common goal of “keeping the theater-going experience vibrant & alive.”

The line of questioning stems from Gunn doing work for both Marvel and DC over the years. Before he directed both The Suicide Squad and the Peacemaker HBO Max show, Gunn directed Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, for Marvel.

Despite the DC job, Gunn is still working with Marvel on other Guardians of the Galaxy projects, including the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special set to debut on Disney+ next month, the I Am Groot series, and next year's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.

Gunn’s promotion follows a series of shake-ups and cancellations over at Warner Bros., which affected several DC projects, from the canceled Batgirl film to television shows like The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. The DC movie universe is in the midst of a soft reboot, which included the return of Henry Cavill as Superman in the Black Adam post-credits scene.

So perhaps Gunn can help set things right as DC’s business is in a time of significant change.

Kenneth Shepard is a writer covering games, entertainment, and queerness all around the internet. Find him on Twitter at @shepardcdr, and listen to his biweekly video game retrospective podcast Normandy FM, which is currently covering Cyberpunk 2077.

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Destiny 2: Where Is Xur Today? Location and Exotic Items for October 28-November 1

The mysterious sack of dandruff, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr This Weekend?

Xûr's location today can be found at Watcher's Grave on Nessus on October 28 through November 1. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Watcher's Grave. When you arrive, make for the red moss-covered tree straight ahead. Climb up the roots and you'll find Xûr waiting at the top to sell you exotic items and legendary weapons.

What Is Xûr Selling This Weekend?

Exotic Engram

The Queenbreaker - Exotic Linear Fusion Rifle

Khepri's String - Exotic Hunter Gauntlets

20 Mobility
12 Resilience
2 Recovery
9 Discipline
9 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 64

Lion Rampant - Exotic Titan Leg Armor

16 Mobility
8 Resilience
10 Recovery
2 Discipline
15 Intellect
14 Strength
Total: 65

Crown of Tempests - Exotic Warlock Helmet

15 Mobility
13 Resilience
3 Recovery
11 Discipline
2 Intellect
19 Strength
Total: 63

Each of these exotics has a decent enough roll, though none of them are really anything to write how about it either overall stat totals or spikey distributions. Snag 'em if you need 'em, but no must-haves.

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

Paracausal Shot
Arrowhead Brake
Alloy Magazine
Eye of the Storm
Textured Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

Cranial Spike
Polygonal Rifling
Accurized Rounds
Vorpal Weapon
Hand-Laid Stock

These are both great weapons, but Dead Man's Tale certainly takes home the prize this week. Grab it if you need a reliable roll that's great at taking down chonky enemies!

Legendary Weapons

Whispering Slab - Combat Bow

Tactile String/Natural String
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft/Natural Fletching
Killing Wind
Demolitionist
Accuracy Masterwork

Wolftone Draw - Combat Bow

Tactile String/Flexible String
Carbon Arrow Shaft/Straight Fletching
Impulse Amplifier
Dragonfly
Charge Time/Draw Time Masterwork

Dire Promise - Hand Cannon

Steadyhand HCS/Truesight HCS
Alloy Magazine/Ricochet Rounds
Auto-Loading Holster
Osmosis
Stability Masterwork

Night Watch - Scout Rifle

Hammer-Forged Rifling/Smallbore
Tactile Mag/Extended Mag
Outlaw
Moving Target
Range Masterwork

IKELOS_SR_V1.0.2 - Sniper Rifle

Extended Barrel/Fluted Barrel
Appended Mag/Tactical Mag
Feeding Frenzy
High-Impact Reserves
Stability Masterwork

Far Future - Sniper Rifle

Chambered Compensator/Corkscrew Rifling
Appended Mag/Extended Mag
Surplus
Wellspring
Stability Masterwork

Honor's Edge - Sword

Hungry Edge/Honed Edge
Balanced Guard/Enduring Guard
Relentless Strikes
En Guard
Impact Masterwork

My top picks this week are the Wolftone Draw roll with Impulse Amplifier (great on bows) and Dragonfly (great on everything), as well as the Night Watch roll with Outlaw and Moving Target .

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Holdfast set which include:

Holdfast Gloves

16 Mobility
7 Resilience
9 Recovery
2 Discipline
15 Intellect
14 Strength
Total: 63

Holdfast Chest Armor

14 Mobility
2 Resilience
16 Recovery
2 Discipline
12 Intellect
16 Strength
Total: 62

Holdfast Helmet

16 Mobility
10 Resilience
2 Recovery
2 Discipline
7 Intellect
20 Strength
Total: 57

Holdfast Leg Armor

6 Mobility
25 Resilience
2 Recovery
12 Discipline
2 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 59

Holdfast Bond

The gloves are the only drop worth looking at for Warlocks this week and even that offering is fairly meh.

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Holdfast set which include:

Holdfast Gauntlets

8 Mobility
2 Resilience
22 Recovery
6 Discipline
2 Intellect
22 Strength
Total: 62

Holdfast Chest Armor

2 Mobility
16 Resilience
10 Recovery
14 Discipline
15 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 59

Holdfast Helmet

8 Mobility
13 Resilience
10 Recovery
11 Discipline
9 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 63

Holdfast Leg Armor

19 Mobility
2 Resilience
11 Recovery
12 Discipline
18 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 64

Holdfast Mark

Titans have a fairly decent roll for their leg armor this week (although Mobility is extremely higher than I like it to be for Titans), but snag it if you're in need of some decent boots.

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Holdfast set which include:

Holdfast Grips

21 Mobility
2 Resilience
8 Recovery
16 Discipline
6 Intellect
9 Strength
Total: 62

Holdfast Chest Armor

13 Mobility
2 Resilience
16 Recovery
14 Discipline
15 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 62

Holdfast Helmet

6 Mobility
20 Resilience
6 Recovery
2 Discipline
23 Intellect
7 Strength
Total: 64

Holdfast Leg Armor

9 Mobility
7 Resilience
14 Recovery
2 Discipline
12 Intellect
20 Strength
Total: 64

Holdfast Cloak

Hunters have a couple nice rolls this week with the helmet and the leg armor both being high-stat enough for your consideration. I especially like the helmet with two stats over 20!

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! Hope you're all enjoying your adventures in the Season of the Plunder.

How goes the grind in Festival of the Lost? Let us know if the comments!

For more on Destiny, check out some of the new weapons and gear you can find in The Witch Queen and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

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Destiny 2: Where Is Xur Today? Location and Exotic Items for October 28-November 1

The mysterious sack of dandruff, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr This Weekend?

Xûr's location today can be found at Watcher's Grave on Nessus on October 28 through November 1. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Watcher's Grave. When you arrive, make for the red moss-covered tree straight ahead. Climb up the roots and you'll find Xûr waiting at the top to sell you exotic items and legendary weapons.

What Is Xûr Selling This Weekend?

Exotic Engram

The Queenbreaker - Exotic Linear Fusion Rifle

Khepri's String - Exotic Hunter Gauntlets

20 Mobility
12 Resilience
2 Recovery
9 Discipline
9 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 64

Lion Rampant - Exotic Titan Leg Armor

16 Mobility
8 Resilience
10 Recovery
2 Discipline
15 Intellect
14 Strength
Total: 65

Crown of Tempests - Exotic Warlock Helmet

15 Mobility
13 Resilience
3 Recovery
11 Discipline
2 Intellect
19 Strength
Total: 63

Each of these exotics has a decent enough roll, though none of them are really anything to write how about it either overall stat totals or spikey distributions. Snag 'em if you need 'em, but no must-haves.

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

Paracausal Shot
Arrowhead Brake
Alloy Magazine
Eye of the Storm
Textured Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

Cranial Spike
Polygonal Rifling
Accurized Rounds
Vorpal Weapon
Hand-Laid Stock

These are both great weapons, but Dead Man's Tale certainly takes home the prize this week. Grab it if you need a reliable roll that's great at taking down chonky enemies!

Legendary Weapons

Whispering Slab - Combat Bow

Tactile String/Natural String
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft/Natural Fletching
Killing Wind
Demolitionist
Accuracy Masterwork

Wolftone Draw - Combat Bow

Tactile String/Flexible String
Carbon Arrow Shaft/Straight Fletching
Impulse Amplifier
Dragonfly
Charge Time/Draw Time Masterwork

Dire Promise - Hand Cannon

Steadyhand HCS/Truesight HCS
Alloy Magazine/Ricochet Rounds
Auto-Loading Holster
Osmosis
Stability Masterwork

Night Watch - Scout Rifle

Hammer-Forged Rifling/Smallbore
Tactile Mag/Extended Mag
Outlaw
Moving Target
Range Masterwork

IKELOS_SR_V1.0.2 - Sniper Rifle

Extended Barrel/Fluted Barrel
Appended Mag/Tactical Mag
Feeding Frenzy
High-Impact Reserves
Stability Masterwork

Far Future - Sniper Rifle

Chambered Compensator/Corkscrew Rifling
Appended Mag/Extended Mag
Surplus
Wellspring
Stability Masterwork

Honor's Edge - Sword

Hungry Edge/Honed Edge
Balanced Guard/Enduring Guard
Relentless Strikes
En Guard
Impact Masterwork

My top picks this week are the Wolftone Draw roll with Impulse Amplifier (great on bows) and Dragonfly (great on everything), as well as the Night Watch roll with Outlaw and Moving Target .

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Holdfast set which include:

Holdfast Gloves

16 Mobility
7 Resilience
9 Recovery
2 Discipline
15 Intellect
14 Strength
Total: 63

Holdfast Chest Armor

14 Mobility
2 Resilience
16 Recovery
2 Discipline
12 Intellect
16 Strength
Total: 62

Holdfast Helmet

16 Mobility
10 Resilience
2 Recovery
2 Discipline
7 Intellect
20 Strength
Total: 57

Holdfast Leg Armor

6 Mobility
25 Resilience
2 Recovery
12 Discipline
2 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 59

Holdfast Bond

The gloves are the only drop worth looking at for Warlocks this week and even that offering is fairly meh.

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Holdfast set which include:

Holdfast Gauntlets

8 Mobility
2 Resilience
22 Recovery
6 Discipline
2 Intellect
22 Strength
Total: 62

Holdfast Chest Armor

2 Mobility
16 Resilience
10 Recovery
14 Discipline
15 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 59

Holdfast Helmet

8 Mobility
13 Resilience
10 Recovery
11 Discipline
9 Intellect
12 Strength
Total: 63

Holdfast Leg Armor

19 Mobility
2 Resilience
11 Recovery
12 Discipline
18 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 64

Holdfast Mark

Titans have a fairly decent roll for their leg armor this week (although Mobility is extremely higher than I like it to be for Titans), but snag it if you're in need of some decent boots.

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Holdfast set which include:

Holdfast Grips

21 Mobility
2 Resilience
8 Recovery
16 Discipline
6 Intellect
9 Strength
Total: 62

Holdfast Chest Armor

13 Mobility
2 Resilience
16 Recovery
14 Discipline
15 Intellect
2 Strength
Total: 62

Holdfast Helmet

6 Mobility
20 Resilience
6 Recovery
2 Discipline
23 Intellect
7 Strength
Total: 64

Holdfast Leg Armor

9 Mobility
7 Resilience
14 Recovery
2 Discipline
12 Intellect
20 Strength
Total: 64

Holdfast Cloak

Hunters have a couple nice rolls this week with the helmet and the leg armor both being high-stat enough for your consideration. I especially like the helmet with two stats over 20!

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! Hope you're all enjoying your adventures in the Season of the Plunder.

How goes the grind in Festival of the Lost? Let us know if the comments!

For more on Destiny, check out some of the new weapons and gear you can find in The Witch Queen and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

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Venom 3 Sets Kelly Marcel as Director

After writing the screenplay for both Venom and its sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Kelly Marcel is stepping up to the director role for the third film based on the Marvel anti-hero.

Deadline reports that sources close to the film's production have confirmed Marcel is set to direct the movie. She will also serve as producer alongside Tom Hardy, who plays the main character, Eddie Brock, and the titular symbiote.

Sources say Hardy and Marcel have "always been on the same page" when it came to mapping out the story of Eddie and Venom, and agreed on the direction for the final chapter of the trilogy. Hardy seemingly confirmed the script for the third movie was completed back in June of this year.

Marcel will be the third director in three Venom movies. The first film was directed by Ruben Fleischer who went on to direct the Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland. The sequel, Let There Be Carnage, was directed by Andy Serkis, best known for his motion-capture roles in The Lord of the Rings and Planet of the Apes.

The first Venom movie was released in 2018 and starred Hardy as Eddie and Venom as the two learned to live with their coexistence. The 2021 sequel centered around villains Cletus Kasady and Carnage, who shared Cletus’ body in a similar manner to Eddie and Venom, though they had less heroic aspirations.

The movie ended with Eddie and Venom being pulled into the Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity in a tease for an appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home, though they only showed up in the mid-credits scene.

The Venom movies are part of Sony’s Spider-Man universe, which was tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe through No Way Home’s introduction of the multiverse. Morbius, which starred Jared Leto and launched in theaters earlier this year, also further cemented the universes’ connectivity by including the MCU version of Vulture.

For more on the Venom movies, check out IGN’s reviews of both the original film and its sequel.