X-Men's Simon Kinberg has signed on to write and produce Universal's long-gestating Battlestar Galactica movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kinberg, who has been shepherding X-Men stories to the screen since 2006's The Last Stand, is on board to write a new script for the upcoming feature adaptation of the Battlestar Galactica sci-fi franchise. Kinberg is also set to produce the movie with Dylan Clark, who has already been attached to the project for some time. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/06/05/dark-phoenix-review"] "Battlestar Galactica is one of the holy grails in science fiction, and I couldn't be more excited about bringing something new to the franchise, while honoring what's made it so iconic and enduring," Kinberg said in a statement. "I'm so grateful that Dylan [Clark] and my partners at Universal have trusted me with this incredible universe." Over the years, Kinberg has become well-known for his work on the X-Men film franchise, though he has also penned scripts for such films as Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sherlock Holmes. He made his feature film directorial debut with X-Men: Dark Phoenix last year, and also recently served as one of the producers on The New Mutants, which is coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD on November 17. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-sci-fi-movies&captions=true"] The Battlestar Galactica movie reboot has been in the works for quite some time now, with Brian Singer initially attached to direct the film when Syfy's BSG TV series was drawing to a close in 2009. Ultimately, Singer left the project, and the studio decided to take the film in a different direction with a completely new production crew. Jack Paglen and Lisa Joy were both previously assigned to scriptwriting duties. The feature film adaptation of Battlestar Galactica is not connected to the new BSG TV series, which is currently in development for NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service. However, it has been confirmed that this new series, which is being executive produced by Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, will be taking place in the "same universe" as the original cult favourite TV series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Miles Morales actor Nadji Jeter found out that he was starring in an official spin-off at the launch party for 2018's Marvel's Spider-Man. In an interview with Game Informer, the actor talked about bringing Miles Morales to life in the upcoming PS5 game, adding that he first heard about taking on a starring role at the launch of Insomniac's first Spider-Man game. "Bryan [Intihar], who was our creative director for [Marvel's Spider-Man], took me aside and he was like, 'Hey man, how'd you feel about you know, having your own game, and making Miles his own thing?.' [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/spider-man-miles-morales-gameplay-trailer"] Jeter was naturally excited about starring as Morales in an entirely new title. "I was like... 'I'm ready!' But I had to take care of some business stuff on the side, so I told him like, 'Yeah I'm ready man, let's do it, I'm gonna let you know when everything is set in stone and ready to go.'" Jeter then consulted Spider-Man voice actor Yuri Lowenthal for some pointers about portraying Spider-Man in-game, and about the number of sessions necessary for the role. "Yuri had to teach me how to swing in the booth because you know, Miles wasn't swinging in the first game," Jeter previously portrayed Miles Morales in the Disney XD Spider-Man TV show, as well as Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a PS5 launch game, and will arrive on November 12 in the US. A new Crimson Cowl suit was recently revealed for the game. You can also check out our article covering a host of new Miles Morales gameplay details, which dwells on some of the new abilities that will be available in the game upon launch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Miles Morales actor Nadji Jeter found out that he was starring in an official spin-off at the launch party for 2018's Marvel's Spider-Man. In an interview with Game Informer, the actor talked about bringing Miles Morales to life in the upcoming PS5 game, adding that he first heard about taking on a starring role at the launch of Insomniac's first Spider-Man game. "Bryan [Intihar], who was our creative director for [Marvel's Spider-Man], took me aside and he was like, 'Hey man, how'd you feel about you know, having your own game, and making Miles his own thing?.' [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/16/spider-man-miles-morales-gameplay-trailer"] Jeter was naturally excited about starring as Morales in an entirely new title. "I was like... 'I'm ready!' But I had to take care of some business stuff on the side, so I told him like, 'Yeah I'm ready man, let's do it, I'm gonna let you know when everything is set in stone and ready to go.'" Jeter then consulted Spider-Man voice actor Yuri Lowenthal for some pointers about portraying Spider-Man in-game, and about the number of sessions necessary for the role. "Yuri had to teach me how to swing in the booth because you know, Miles wasn't swinging in the first game," Jeter previously portrayed Miles Morales in the Disney XD Spider-Man TV show, as well as Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a PS5 launch game, and will arrive on November 12 in the US. A new Crimson Cowl suit was recently revealed for the game. You can also check out our article covering a host of new Miles Morales gameplay details, which dwells on some of the new abilities that will be available in the game upon launch. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Liam Neeson has confirmed that he hasn't been asked to reprise his Qui-Gon Jinn role for any live-action Star Wars projects in the two decades since his first appearance as the character. In an interview with Collider, Neeson, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Master in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, indicated that he had only ever been approached for vocal cameos as Qui-Gon. He has lent his voice to the likes of Dave Filoni's The Clone Wars and 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, which featured several Jedi voices in Rey's climactic showdown with Emperor Palpatine. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2014/03/04/star-wars-the-clone-wars-season-6-qui-gon-contacts-yoda"] "I've done the voice for Qui-Gon Jinn in a couple of the animated versions of it," Neeson said when asked whether he had ever been approached to reprise his Star Wars character. "I can't remember the names of them. Myself and Sam Jackson did our Jedi knights for those. I think I did two of them. But on film, I haven't been approached, no." Qui-Gon might have died during the ferocious lightsaber duel with Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace, but over the years there has been much speculation over whether the iconic character could return onscreen as a Force Ghost. Neeson questioned whether Star Wars fans wanted these reprisals and character spinoffs, as he admitted that he hadn't been keeping up with the galaxy far, far away. "I haven't really been following them, to be honest," Neeson admitted, referring to the films in the long-spanning franchise. "I don't know if they've come to an end. I heard they did a film of Harrison [Ford]'s character, Han Solo, and that there was a bit of trouble with that. What do you think? Are Star Wars fans finished with it?" [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] With all of the projects that are currently lined up in the Star Wars universe, it would seem that fans are far from finished with the franchise. The highly-anticipated premiere of the second season of The Mandalorian is just around the corner, while an Obi-Wan Kenobi standalone series and an untitled Cassian Andor series are also both in the works for Disney+. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Liam Neeson has confirmed that he hasn't been asked to reprise his Qui-Gon Jinn role for any live-action Star Wars projects in the two decades since his first appearance as the character. In an interview with Collider, Neeson, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Master in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, indicated that he had only ever been approached for vocal cameos as Qui-Gon. He has lent his voice to the likes of Dave Filoni's The Clone Wars and 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, which featured several Jedi voices in Rey's climactic showdown with Emperor Palpatine. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2014/03/04/star-wars-the-clone-wars-season-6-qui-gon-contacts-yoda"] "I've done the voice for Qui-Gon Jinn in a couple of the animated versions of it," Neeson said when asked whether he had ever been approached to reprise his Star Wars character. "I can't remember the names of them. Myself and Sam Jackson did our Jedi knights for those. I think I did two of them. But on film, I haven't been approached, no." Qui-Gon might have died during the ferocious lightsaber duel with Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace, but over the years there has been much speculation over whether the iconic character could return onscreen as a Force Ghost. Neeson questioned whether Star Wars fans wanted these reprisals and character spinoffs, as he admitted that he hadn't been keeping up with the galaxy far, far away. "I haven't really been following them, to be honest," Neeson admitted, referring to the films in the long-spanning franchise. "I don't know if they've come to an end. I heard they did a film of Harrison [Ford]'s character, Han Solo, and that there was a bit of trouble with that. What do you think? Are Star Wars fans finished with it?" [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] With all of the projects that are currently lined up in the Star Wars universe, it would seem that fans are far from finished with the franchise. The highly-anticipated premiere of the second season of The Mandalorian is just around the corner, while an Obi-Wan Kenobi standalone series and an untitled Cassian Andor series are also both in the works for Disney+. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Borat himself has now responded to Rudy Giuliani's rebuttal of seemingly compromising footage in his new movie, appearing in a video on Twitter to 'defend America's mayor'.

Sucker Punch Productions revealed today that the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends raid will be released on October 30 and revealed the requirements players will need to meet to take part in 'The Tale of Iyo'. The studio also announced that starting tomorrow, and every Friday after, Ghost of Tsushima: Legends will feature a two-player story mission and four-player mission survival mission with specific weekly modifiers. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ghost-of-tsushima-legends-and-version-11-new-game-screenshots&captions=true"] "This is the culmination of the story in Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, bringing the fight directly to Iyo's realm," the announcement blog post reads. "This Raid is divided into three chapters and requires a full team of four Ghosts, as well as excellent coordination and communication." The Tale of Iyo raid will not support matchmaking, according to Sucker Punch, so players wishing to participate will need to arrange their raid team ahead of time. It's also recommended that everyone's gear be at KI level 100 as an "absolute minimum." Sucker Punch recommends completing all story missions and replaying story and survival missions on higher difficulties to obtain higher gear before the raid. If players complete all of the new weekly challenges and all bonus objectives, they'll receive max-level gear perfect for the raid. Doing so won't be easy because the weekly challenge missions will be Nightmare difficulty, "intended to put you and your team to the test." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/16/the-first-18-minutes-of-ghost-of-tsushima-legends"] An exact launch time for the raid will be announced closer to its launch on October 30, but weekly challenges will go live every Friday at 8 a.m. PT. If you haven't yet jumped into this multiplayer mode,  watch the first 18 minutes of Ghost of Tsushima: Legends and then read how about how multiplayer has always been a pillar of Sucker Punch's plan. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

A brand new character will be taking up the mantle of Batwoman when The CW's superhero series returns to the air in January 2021. But before fans meet Javicia Leslie's heroine Ryan Wilder, she'll first be appearing in DC's comic book universe. DC just released a new preview of Batgirl #50, an issue that explores the aftermath of the recent Joker War crossover. As Barbara Gordon struggles to move forward from that ordeal and figure out the next phase of both her costumed and professional careers, she bumps into an old friend from her librarian days. That's right, Barbara Gordon and Ryan Wilder already have a history together. Check out that dynamic in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=batwoman-ryan-wilder-makes-her-comic-debut-in-batgirl-50&captions=true"] While the preview pages only give us a brief glimpse of Ryan, it seems she's a longtime Gotham City resident who's spent a great deal of time living on the streets. She certainly seems mistrustful of authority in general and the politically connected Barbara in particular, which definitely tracks with what little we know about the Arrowverse version so far. It's fitting that DC would debut Ryan Wilder in a Batgirl comic ahead of her first TV appearance. The publisher actually introduced the Barbara Gordon version of Batgirl in a similar way. Though the Barbara Gordon version of Batgirl was technically conceived for the 1966 Batman TV series by producer William Dozier, the character was first fleshed out by editor Julie Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino in the Batman comics. Barbara first appeared in 1967's Detective Comics #359, several months before Yvonne Craig's Batgirl debuted on the TV series. This debut certainly suggests DC Comics has big plans for Ryan Wilder alongside Batwoman: Season 2. But given that Batgirl #50 is also a series finale, it may be a few months before readers really learn what that entails. Kate Kane is still currently active as Batwoman in DC's comic universe, so DC may not necessarily be positioning Ryan to take over that mantle. But given that the publisher will be devoting the entirety of January and February 2021 to Future State, a storyline that explores the state of the DCU a decade in the future, perhaps we'll see Ryan take over the role of either Batgirl or Batwoman there. We already know Future State will introduce a new Batman and Wonder Woman and feature Jon Kent taking over the mantle of Superman. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/09/new-batwoman-actress-has-been-cast"] Arrowverse fans got their first look at Leslie in the Batwoman costume in September, as the actress posted a screenshot from a costume test on Instagram, along with the message, "Look out, Gotham, I'm suited up and ready to go... But just wait until Ryan Wilder puts her own spin on the Batsuit." How do you think Ryan Wilder will fir into the Batman comic franchise? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

The Addams Family is reportedly coming back to TV in a new live-action series produced and possibly directed by Tim Burton. Deadline reports that Burton is currently in talks to executive produce the new show and is considering directing all of the episodes. The creators of Smallville, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, would be the showrunners and writers of the series. The show takes place in present day from the point of view of Wednesday Addams, according to Deadline's sources. Netflix is reportedly the likely buyer of the series although multiple companies are reportedly in consideration. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/11/10/10-best-horror-tv-shows-of-the-last-10-years"] This would be Burton's first television project since he was an executive producer on Family Dog in 1993, although Burton also directed a webseries titled The World of Stainboy that was released in 2000. Burton's last project was a live-action remake of Dumbo, which received negative reviews from critics and was considered a box office disappointment. The Addams Family originally started off as comics in the 1930s and has already been adapted into four different TV shows, four movies, countless video games and a stage musical that made it to Broadway in 2010. It was the first Addams Family TV series from 1964 that boosted popularity of the brand and introduced the iconic theme song. Another Addams Family movie, a sequel to the animated movie from 2019, is set for release in theaters in October 2021. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-horror-tv-shows-on-netflix-right-now&captions=true"] IGN's review of the Addams Family movie from 2019 calls it, "the perfect Halloween treat for film fans young and old!" For anyone looking for some horror TV shows now, check out IGN's list of the best horror TV shows of the past decade. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

A video host for Xbox Brazil has parted ways with the company after a months-long harassment campaign from elements of the Brazilian gaming community. However, while the host says this decision was a result of her harassment, a Microsoft spokesperson says the split is “unrelated” to the online attacks directed at her. Isadora Basile announced her new job at Xbox Brazil in September of this year. Since then she has been bombarded by harassment, ranging from accusations that she’s a 'fake gamer' to death and rape threats.

Não sou mais apresentadora da Xbox Brasil. pic.twitter.com/pytwIRhMIE

— Isadora Basile (@IsadoraBasile) October 16, 2020

Last Friday, Basile tweeted a statement from her personal Twitter account, explaining that she would no longer be a host for Xbox Brazil. The statement is in Portuguese, but IGN independently translated her statement which can be read below.

"At the beginning of September, when I announced my new job at Xbox Brasil, I suffered harassment of all kinds, from people saying that I didn't play x or y and that I wasn't "worthy" of my job, to rape/death threats and aggression for exposing tense situations. Thanks to the help of my family, boyfriend and friends, I learned well on how to deal with this, but that doesn't mean it wasn't happening anymore. Due to all these harassments, Microsoft decided that it was for the best sever ties with me as a host, so I wouldn't be more exposed to situations like these that happened. I respect the decision made by Microsoft. My love for Xbox and Microsoft remains strong, as it always has been. Thank you."

While Basile says in her statement that this decision was partly a result of the harassment, Microsoft – both in the US and Brazil – maintains that it is a result of programming changes, specifically. In a statement to IGN by a Microsoft spokesperson, the company says:

“We do not tolerate harassment or disrespectful behavior of any kind and we took action to support Isadora when personal attacks against her were brought to our attention. Last week’s programming changes are unrelated. They are the direct result of our ongoing effort to reach more players in more languages with the real-time news and comprehensive information available from our global news outlet, Xbox Wire.”

A similar message was posted on the official Xbox Brazil Twitter account which thanks Isadora Basile for her work, but that a new strategy will funnel official communications and Xbox News through Xbox Wire.

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— XboxBR (@XboxBR) October 17, 2020

This is sadly not the first instance of toxicity within Brazil’s Xbox community. IGN has also learned that Isadora Basile is not the first Xbox Brazil host to receive harassment. Bruna Penilhas, Assistant Editor at IGN Brasil has informed us that a previous Xbox Brazil host, Mariana Ayres, has also received threats. Earlier this year, Vice reported that Microsoft finally severed ties with the Brazilian YouTube channel Xbox Mil Grau, which was known for spreading racist and sexist rhetoric while receiving products and consoles from Xbox. Xbox Mil Grau was also invited to E3 2018 by Microsoft’s then-streaming platform Mixer. Xbox Mil Grau fed their fanbase on toxic console wars content and attacked YouTubers and journalists who were critical of Xbox. Microsoft officially severed ties with Xbox Mil Grau, who now go by XMG after being told to stop using the Xbox name. Given this recent history of toxicity, Microsoft’s statement could be considered partially true, in that it’s aiming to minimize harassment of talent by focusing on delivering news exclusively through Xbox Wire. However, that doesn’t discount the conflicting narrative regarding Basile, who contends that the harassment she received did factor into Xbox severing ties with her. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.