It seems traces of another Hollywood blockbuster can be seen in Venom 2, but you have to know where to look.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which is in theaters now, and The Matrix Resurrections, which is coming this December, were both filming in San Francisco in February of 2020. This led to some production difficulties for the Venom sequel, but also accidentally resulted in a fun easter egg,

In a bit of impromptu thinking, the Venom team decided to utilize the nearby helicopters, being used for Matrix, and incorporate them into their own action sequences.

"The helicopters were actually on the Matrix movie," Venom 2 Location Manager Christopher Kusiak said regarding one Venom 2 action scene to Screen Rant. The Matrix was filming at the same time so we were catching part of their activity on camera."

At one point in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, you can see and hear multiple helicopters in pursuit of some of the movie's main characters. Instead of using their helicopters, the Venom team was able to use Matrix's helicopters for their scenes. We'll have to wait and see if the same helicopters make an appearance in The Matrix Resurrections this December.

The shared setting didn't always benefit Venom's production, however. "A lot of our driving shots went away because Matrix controlled all of downtown," Kusiak said. "We ended up moving a stunt up onto the top of the parking garage because we couldn’t get to the areas we wanted because of The Matrix. But if we would’ve been there first, it probably would’ve gone the other way."

For more, check out our Venom 2 review, or if you've already seen the movie, our Venom 2 ending explained. As for the Matrix, you can watch our latest Matrix Resurrections trailer breakdown.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

It seems traces of another Hollywood blockbuster can be seen in Venom 2, but you have to know where to look.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage, which is in theaters now, and The Matrix Resurrections, which is coming this December, were both filming in San Francisco in February of 2020. This led to some production difficulties for the Venom sequel, but also accidentally resulted in a fun easter egg,

In a bit of impromptu thinking, the Venom team decided to utilize the nearby helicopters, being used for Matrix, and incorporate them into their own action sequences.

"The helicopters were actually on the Matrix movie," Venom 2 Location Manager Christopher Kusiak said regarding one Venom 2 action scene to Screen Rant. The Matrix was filming at the same time so we were catching part of their activity on camera."

At one point in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, you can see and hear multiple helicopters in pursuit of some of the movie's main characters. Instead of using their helicopters, the Venom team was able to use Matrix's helicopters for their scenes. We'll have to wait and see if the same helicopters make an appearance in The Matrix Resurrections this December.

The shared setting didn't always benefit Venom's production, however. "A lot of our driving shots went away because Matrix controlled all of downtown," Kusiak said. "We ended up moving a stunt up onto the top of the parking garage because we couldn’t get to the areas we wanted because of The Matrix. But if we would’ve been there first, it probably would’ve gone the other way."

For more, check out our Venom 2 review, or if you've already seen the movie, our Venom 2 ending explained. As for the Matrix, you can watch our latest Matrix Resurrections trailer breakdown.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Dwayne Johnson has spoken out about his ongoing feud with fellow Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Johnson revealed he only agreed to appear in The Fate of the Furious as long as he didn't appear in any scenes with Diesel. “I wanted to forgo drama,” Johnson said. “I thought that that was the best thing to do. For everybody.”

The feud started way back in 2016 when The Rock called out some of his unnamed male co-stars as "candy asses." In the interview, Johnson described a "candy ass" as, “something you don’t want to be. And the best way that I can describe a candy ass is: Life is so much easier, I have found, when you are not full of sh*t. And a candy ass is completely full of sh*t.”

Johnson says he shouldn't have shared the post, although he still meant what he said. Johnson also claims members of the film crew agreed with his post, saying "[it was] as if every single crew member found their way to me and either quietly thanked me or sent me a note" after they saw the Instagram post.

The two actors apparently had a talk in Johnson's trailer, where Johnson says, "It really became just crystal clear that we are two separate ends of the spectrum. And agreed to leave it there.”

Diesel spoke out about the feud earlier this summer, saying he gave Johnson "tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be." Responding to this quote, Johnson said, "I go into every project giving it my all. And if I feel that there’s some things that need to be squared away and handled and taken care of, then I do it. And it’s just that simple. So, when I read that, just like everybody else, I laughed. I laughed hard. We all laughed."

It doesn't seem this fight will be resolved any time soon, as Johnson has confirmed he won't appear in Fast and Furious 10 or 11. However, the actor has confirmed that a sequel to 2019's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is in active development.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Dwayne Johnson has spoken out about his ongoing feud with fellow Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Johnson revealed he only agreed to appear in The Fate of the Furious as long as he didn't appear in any scenes with Diesel. “I wanted to forgo drama,” Johnson said. “I thought that that was the best thing to do. For everybody.”

The feud started way back in 2016 when The Rock called out some of his unnamed male co-stars as "candy asses." In the interview, Johnson described a "candy ass" as, “something you don’t want to be. And the best way that I can describe a candy ass is: Life is so much easier, I have found, when you are not full of sh*t. And a candy ass is completely full of sh*t.”

Johnson says he shouldn't have shared the post, although he still meant what he said. Johnson also claims members of the film crew agreed with his post, saying "[it was] as if every single crew member found their way to me and either quietly thanked me or sent me a note" after they saw the Instagram post.

The two actors apparently had a talk in Johnson's trailer, where Johnson says, "It really became just crystal clear that we are two separate ends of the spectrum. And agreed to leave it there.”

Diesel spoke out about the feud earlier this summer, saying he gave Johnson "tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be." Responding to this quote, Johnson said, "I go into every project giving it my all. And if I feel that there’s some things that need to be squared away and handled and taken care of, then I do it. And it’s just that simple. So, when I read that, just like everybody else, I laughed. I laughed hard. We all laughed."

It doesn't seem this fight will be resolved any time soon, as Johnson has confirmed he won't appear in Fast and Furious 10 or 11. However, the actor has confirmed that a sequel to 2019's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is in active development.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Fans shouldn't expect too many big content drops for Madden 22. Speaking with IGN about Madden 22's rocky launch, executive producer Seann Graddy discussed the roadmap for Madden 22 and beyond, saying new modes aren't the priority right now.

"I would say [the roadmap is] probably slightly less ambitious than years past because we are really focused on a few core areas of Madden 22 and also getting started up on Madden 23 in a big way," Graddy says. "So I will stand by what we've always said the last couple of years: we're a live service and we'll continue to update the game, but we’re definitely not going to be talking about a brand new mode."

In the past, developers have dropped new modes and features in free updates to the game. They include features like Superstar KO, an arcade mode that proved popular with more casual players.

One big addition the team made sure to implement was adding scouting to franchise mode. The much-requested feature was delayed back in September, but was added as part of the big October title update that's available today.

For more, check out the full interview with Graddy on the plans to fix Madden 22. Or, check out our Madden 22 review, where we said, "Madden NFL 22 is a grab bag of decent – if frequently underwhelming – ideas hurt by poor execution."

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Fans shouldn't expect too many big content drops for Madden 22. Speaking with IGN about Madden 22's rocky launch, executive producer Seann Graddy discussed the roadmap for Madden 22 and beyond, saying new modes aren't the priority right now.

"I would say [the roadmap is] probably slightly less ambitious than years past because we are really focused on a few core areas of Madden 22 and also getting started up on Madden 23 in a big way," Graddy says. "So I will stand by what we've always said the last couple of years: we're a live service and we'll continue to update the game, but we’re definitely not going to be talking about a brand new mode."

In the past, developers have dropped new modes and features in free updates to the game. They include features like Superstar KO, an arcade mode that proved popular with more casual players.

One big addition the team made sure to implement was adding scouting to franchise mode. The much-requested feature was delayed back in September, but was added as part of the big October title update that's available today.

For more, check out the full interview with Graddy on the plans to fix Madden 22. Or, check out our Madden 22 review, where we said, "Madden NFL 22 is a grab bag of decent – if frequently underwhelming – ideas hurt by poor execution."

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

AMC has announced that The Walking Dead will be getting an anthology spin-off series called Tales of the Walking Dead that will tell one-hour standalone stories of new and established characters from the zombie-filled universe of The Walking Dead.

Tales of the Walking Dead will premiere in Summer 2022 on AMC and AMC+ and production will begin early next year. The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead's writer and producer Channing Powell will serve as showrunner and will be working closely with Scott M. Gimple - the chief content officer of the Walking Dead Universe - on this new series that will have a six-episode first season.

"We see so much potential for a wide range of rich and compelling storytelling in this world, and the episodic anthology format of ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ will give us the flexibility to entertain existing fans and also offer an entry point for new viewers, especially on streaming platforms," president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios Dan McDermott said. "We have seen the appeal of this format in television classics like ‘The Twilight Zone’ and, more recently, ‘Black Mirror,’ and are excited to engage with fans in this new way, against the backdrop of this very unique and engrossing world.”

Gimple also said that "this series, more than any other in the Walking Dead Universe, runs on new voices, perspectives, and ideas -- bringing to life stories unlike any we've been told before."

Tales of the Walking Dead will begin as The Walking Dead's 11th and final season comes to a close. The second part of this season will start on February 20, 2022, and the third and final part will debut sometime in the second half of 2022.

Walking Dead fans have no reason to worry that the main series is ending, as this new anthology series will join the ever-expanding series that includes Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, a Rick Grimes movie, a spin-off about Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier, and another possible spin-off focused on Negan.

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.

AMC has announced that The Walking Dead will be getting an anthology spin-off series called Tales of the Walking Dead that will tell one-hour standalone stories of new and established characters from the zombie-filled universe of The Walking Dead.

Tales of the Walking Dead will premiere in Summer 2022 on AMC and AMC+ and production will begin early next year. The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead's writer and producer Channing Powell will serve as showrunner and will be working closely with Scott M. Gimple - the chief content officer of the Walking Dead Universe - on this new series that will have a six-episode first season.

"We see so much potential for a wide range of rich and compelling storytelling in this world, and the episodic anthology format of ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ will give us the flexibility to entertain existing fans and also offer an entry point for new viewers, especially on streaming platforms," president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios Dan McDermott said. "We have seen the appeal of this format in television classics like ‘The Twilight Zone’ and, more recently, ‘Black Mirror,’ and are excited to engage with fans in this new way, against the backdrop of this very unique and engrossing world.”

Gimple also said that "this series, more than any other in the Walking Dead Universe, runs on new voices, perspectives, and ideas -- bringing to life stories unlike any we've been told before."

Tales of the Walking Dead will begin as The Walking Dead's 11th and final season comes to a close. The second part of this season will start on February 20, 2022, and the third and final part will debut sometime in the second half of 2022.

Walking Dead fans have no reason to worry that the main series is ending, as this new anthology series will join the ever-expanding series that includes Fear the Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, a Rick Grimes movie, a spin-off about Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier, and another possible spin-off focused on Negan.

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.

A new unlisted video on PlayStation Europe's YouTube account sees Venom: Let There Be Carnage's director Andy Serkis congratulating players for earning a Platinum Trophy for... something?

This YouTube video (watch it here!), which was first posted on October 7, was spotted by AuthenticM on ResetERA and looks to be some sort of tie-in with Venom: Let There Be Carnage. However, there is no game based on the sequel to 2018's Venom and the video only features footage from the film and mentions no PlayStation game.

"Hi there, It's Andy Serkis, director of Venom: Let There Be Carnage," Serkis says. "Congratulations on earning your Platinum Trophy. That's quite an achievement. Well done."

It's important to note that Sony distributed Venom: Let There Be Carnage, so having some connection to the PlayStation 5 would make sense, it's just unclear what this could be for.

For those unaware, a Platinum Trophy is the final trophy to earn when going through a game's list of challenges. Achieving this trophy means you've essentially completed all the challenges the developers have intended you to conquer.

We know that Venom will be a part of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, but that game isn't due to arrive until 2023. Could it be something for Marvel's Spider-Man or Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales? As of this writing, it's anybody's guess.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage was released in theaters on October 1, 2021. In our review, we said, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage improves on everything from the first movie, leaning into its own absurdity. While it plays it a little safe, it still points the series in an exciting direction."

For more, check out the biggest WTF questions we have after watching the film, our explainer of the ending and end credits scene, and how that end credits scene was "100% in flux" during development.

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.

A new unlisted video on PlayStation Europe's YouTube account sees Venom: Let There Be Carnage's director Andy Serkis congratulating players for earning a Platinum Trophy for... something?

This YouTube video (watch it here!), which was first posted on October 7, was spotted by AuthenticM on ResetERA and looks to be some sort of tie-in with Venom: Let There Be Carnage. However, there is no game based on the sequel to 2018's Venom and the video only features footage from the film and mentions no PlayStation game.

"Hi there, It's Andy Serkis, director of Venom: Let There Be Carnage," Serkis says. "Congratulations on earning your Platinum Trophy. That's quite an achievement. Well done."

It's important to note that Sony distributed Venom: Let There Be Carnage, so having some connection to the PlayStation 5 would make sense, it's just unclear what this could be for.

For those unaware, a Platinum Trophy is the final trophy to earn when going through a game's list of challenges. Achieving this trophy means you've essentially completed all the challenges the developers have intended you to conquer.

We know that Venom will be a part of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, but that game isn't due to arrive until 2023. Could it be something for Marvel's Spider-Man or Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales? As of this writing, it's anybody's guess.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage was released in theaters on October 1, 2021. In our review, we said, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage improves on everything from the first movie, leaning into its own absurdity. While it plays it a little safe, it still points the series in an exciting direction."

For more, check out the biggest WTF questions we have after watching the film, our explainer of the ending and end credits scene, and how that end credits scene was "100% in flux" during development.

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.