Here at IGN we occasionally like to showcase something from geekdom's rich history -- a pop-culture Time Capsule, if you will, that gives us a peek in to the past, perhaps providing a new appreciation for previous projects. If you'd like, please check out the past few Time Capsules:

• George Lucas' first day writing Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
• The Rock kicking Seven of Nine's Borg butt on Star Trek: Voyager
• The Tom Waits interview that may have inspired Heath Ledger's Joker
• Christian Bale auditioning in Val Kilmer's batsuit from Batman Forever
• Kevin Feige's 2006 tease for the Avengers and the MCU

[poilib element="accentDivider"] If one thing still holds true after 30 years, if one universal constant still remains, it's that bustin' makes us feel good. Once upon a time, a quartet of unlikely heroes stopped - nay! - busted a battalion of ghouls and ghosts, preventing them from turning New York City into, well, to be honest, a much nicer and friendlier place. Their first challenge was to defeat a shapeshifting, apocalyptic entity named Gozer. They got covered in goo. Then, a few years later, they vanquished a seemingly-immortal 16th century tyrant using a river of pink slime that had formed in the sewers. They got covered in goo again. Then... these champions vanished. When the gooing got tough, the tough got gooing. But did you know that phantom menacers Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore were close to having one last ride about 20 years ago? Yes, Ghostbusters creator and star Dan Aykroyd wrote a full Ghostbusters III script, subtitled Hellbent, back in 1999. And the story put the Ghostbusters in the crosshairs of... Satan himself! Usually, with these Time Capsules, there's a fun little video component. Nothing like that exists for this particular slice of retrovertigo, but here's a look at the screenplay in all its "dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria" glory...

So then what was Hellbent all about? IGN actually made grabby hands at the screenplay back in 2002 with an exclusive script review. At the time, we didn't give out too many spoilers, since the movie was only in the sixth concentric circle of Development Hell, but now, with Ghostbusters: Afterlife serving as a direct franchise sequel, we can dig into the Hellbent plot a bit more.

The place? New York City. The people? Still WALKIN HERE! Hell, which is a darkened mirror version of NYC called "ManHELLton," has become overstuffed and congested. So much so that, like actual heartless Big Apple landlords, it's evicting people. Those cursed souls then make their way back into the world of the living. The Ghostbusters, now a few years removed from their museum showdown with Vigo the Carpathian, slip-slide into Hell and confront the Devil - who is presented as a smarmy business mogul named Mr. Sifler. Luke Sifler. Lu-cifer. I think you get it. Don't get it? It's Lucifer. Got it now? Good. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ghostbusters-afterlife-trailer-breakdown&captions=true"] Ghostbusters III isn't wholly about the main squad however. The original characters only have supporting roles as the story, smartly, set out to set up a new generation of wrath wranglers. In the script we read, Ray and Egon cope with Venkman retiring from the team and leaving with Sigourney Weaver's Dana Barrett. In the film's big twist, Venkman then appears as a ghost in the final scenes, having died off-screen (somehow), now existing in a form he once so eagerly busted. The reason Venkman was more marginalized in the Hellbent script was because Bill Murray repeatedly refused to participate in the project and the thought was he might come back if he only had to shoot for a day or two. The new characters, according to our report, weren't that impressive. The lead, Franky, is described as "a body-pierced, tough New Jersey punker." In fact, given the era, the rest of the squad seems suited for background work in Crazy Town's "Butterfly" video. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/10/all-the-ghostbusters-afterlife-clues-that-point-to-gozer"] Alas, this movie never came to pass. Instead, Ghostbusters was rebooted in 2016 by Paul Feig and now, though delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, from Jason Reitman, will serve as a decades-later follow-up to Ghostbusters II. The original surviving cast, except for Rick Moranis, will all appear in some capacity as the new cast -- Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, and Paul Rudd -- discover a crucial connection to the '80s Ghostbusters team in a small Midwest town. And if you're clamoring for moving images and synced sound, here's a trip back to 2009 for IGN's review of the Ghostbusters video game. Why this project? Well, at the time -- with Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson all onboard -- this was Ghostbusters III. It's a direct sequel to the two movies. And while the story isn't Hellbent, some of the alternate dimension ideas that are featured in the game were based on concepts from that script... [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

A little over a month ago, when folks were in the first stages of self-isolating, Guardians of the Galaxy writer/director James Gunn took to Twitter to share 10 of his favorite lesser-known films, some cult gems, for people to watch while in quarantine - from The Wanderers to Bong Joon-ho's Mother to Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Now Gunn is back with even more movie recommendations. This time though, the genre is "Action" and the list is...substantially longer. Titled "A+ Action Movies to Watch in Quarantine," Gunn lists off 54 cage-rattlers, from '80s classics like Die Hard and Robocop to Tom Cruise's Edge of Tomorrow and Mission Impossible: Fallout to South Korea's Oldboy and Lady Vengeance. Here's the first part of Gunn's Twitter thread, followed by the full list below...

A+ Action Movies to Watch in Quarantine (a thread): Kung Fu Hustle (2004) The Matrix (1999) The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Die Hard (1988) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) JSA: Joint Security Area (2000) Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010) Lady Vengeance (2005) (cont'd)

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 17, 2020

• Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
• The Matrix (1999)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
• JSA: Joint Security Area (2000)
• Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
• Lady Vengeance (2005)
• Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
• Bullitt (1968)
• North by Northwest (1959)
• The Yellow Sea (2010)
• The Raid: Redemption (2012)
• Hero (2002)
• Night Watch (2004)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
• Taken (2008)
• The Heroic Trio (1993)
• The French Connection (1971)
• Robocop (1987)
• The Killer (1989)
• The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
• The Legend (Fong Sai Yuk) (1993)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
• The Villainess (2017)
• Revenge (2018)
• Crank (2006)
• Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
• Escape from New York (1981)
• Battle Royale (2000)
• Full Contact (1992)
• Oldboy (2005)
• Thunderball (1965)
• La Femme Nikita (1990)
• Leon: The Professional (1994)
• Magnum Force (1973)
• Speed (1994)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• ’71 (2014)
• Payback (theatrical cut) (1999)
• Equilibrium (2002)
• John Wick (2014)
• Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
• Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
• Where Eagles Dare (1968)
• Ms. 45 (1981)
• Green Snake (1993)
• Captain Phillips (2013)
• Seven Samurai (1954)
• Rolling Thunder (1977)
• The Wild Bunch (1969)
• V for Vendetta (2006)
• Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

Have you seen all of these films? Of the ones you have seen, which do you recommend? Let us know below! In other action flick-related news, San Diego Comic-Con 2020 has officially been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is the first time in the con's 50-year history that SDCC has been canceled. The event is slated to return to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2021. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/18/comic-con-is-canceled-ign-now"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

A little over a month ago, when folks were in the first stages of self-isolating, Guardians of the Galaxy writer/director James Gunn took to Twitter to share 10 of his favorite lesser-known films, some cult gems, for people to watch while in quarantine - from The Wanderers to Bong Joon-ho's Mother to Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Now Gunn is back with even more movie recommendations. This time though, the genre is "Action" and the list is...substantially longer. Titled "A+ Action Movies to Watch in Quarantine," Gunn lists off 54 cage-rattlers, from '80s classics like Die Hard and Robocop to Tom Cruise's Edge of Tomorrow and Mission Impossible: Fallout to South Korea's Oldboy and Lady Vengeance. Here's the first part of Gunn's Twitter thread, followed by the full list below...

A+ Action Movies to Watch in Quarantine (a thread): Kung Fu Hustle (2004) The Matrix (1999) The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Die Hard (1988) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) JSA: Joint Security Area (2000) Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010) Lady Vengeance (2005) (cont'd)

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 17, 2020

• Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
• The Matrix (1999)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
• JSA: Joint Security Area (2000)
• Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
• Lady Vengeance (2005)
• Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
• Bullitt (1968)
• North by Northwest (1959)
• The Yellow Sea (2010)
• The Raid: Redemption (2012)
• Hero (2002)
• Night Watch (2004)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
• Taken (2008)
• The Heroic Trio (1993)
• The French Connection (1971)
• Robocop (1987)
• The Killer (1989)
• The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
• The Legend (Fong Sai Yuk) (1993)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
• The Villainess (2017)
• Revenge (2018)
• Crank (2006)
• Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
• Escape from New York (1981)
• Battle Royale (2000)
• Full Contact (1992)
• Oldboy (2005)
• Thunderball (1965)
• La Femme Nikita (1990)
• Leon: The Professional (1994)
• Magnum Force (1973)
• Speed (1994)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• ’71 (2014)
• Payback (theatrical cut) (1999)
• Equilibrium (2002)
• John Wick (2014)
• Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
• Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
• Where Eagles Dare (1968)
• Ms. 45 (1981)
• Green Snake (1993)
• Captain Phillips (2013)
• Seven Samurai (1954)
• Rolling Thunder (1977)
• The Wild Bunch (1969)
• V for Vendetta (2006)
• Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

Have you seen all of these films? Of the ones you have seen, which do you recommend? Let us know below! In other action flick-related news, San Diego Comic-Con 2020 has officially been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is the first time in the con's 50-year history that SDCC has been canceled. The event is slated to return to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2021. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/18/comic-con-is-canceled-ign-now"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing the PlayStation 5's launch constraints, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Resident Evil 3, Animal Crossing, and more. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing the PlayStation 5's launch constraints, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Resident Evil 3, Animal Crossing, and more. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher

Many years before he won the Academy Award as Best Actor for the title role in Joker, Joaquin Phoenix was director Darren Aronofsky's first choice to play the title role in his Batman: Year One screen adaptation. While that has been public knowledge for a few years now, Aronofsky recently revealed who Warner Bros. wanted for the role and ultimately why his vision of a Batman origin movie fell apart long before Christopher Nolan tackled it in Batman Begins. “The studio wanted Freddie Prinze Jr and I wanted Joaquin Phoenix,” Aronofsky told Empire. “I remember thinking, 'Uh oh, we're making two different films here.' That's a true story. It was a different time. The Batman I wrote was definitely a way different type of take than they ended up making.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/10/14/actors-you-didnt-know-almost-played-batman"] Aronofsky, a huge fan of Batman: Year One writer Frank Miller's work, wanted to go even grittier than the seminal DC comic did, with Miller saying Aronofsky's "vision of Batman was darker than" his own. "The Batman franchise had just gone more and more back towards the TV show, so it became tongue-in-cheek, a grand farce, camp," Aronofsky explained back in 2012. "I pitched the complete opposite, which was totally bring-it-back-to-the-streets raw, trying to set it in a kind of real reality -- no stages, no sets, shooting it all in inner cities across America, creating a very real feeling. My pitch was Death Wish or The French Connection meets Batman." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=before-joker-joaquin-phoenix-played-superboy-on-tv&captions=true"] Such '70s movie influences ended up coming into play with director Todd Phillips' Oscar-nominated Joker nearly two decades later. While Aronofsky's vision of a young Batman didn't pan out, director Matt Reeves' The Batman, currently on hiatus due to COVID-19, will see Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight early in his career as a crime-fighter, with Reeves citing two particular '70s film classics as his touchstones for the film.

Many years before he won the Academy Award as Best Actor for the title role in Joker, Joaquin Phoenix was director Darren Aronofsky's first choice to play the title role in his Batman: Year One screen adaptation. While that has been public knowledge for a few years now, Aronofsky recently revealed who Warner Bros. wanted for the role and ultimately why his vision of a Batman origin movie fell apart long before Christopher Nolan tackled it in Batman Begins. “The studio wanted Freddie Prinze Jr and I wanted Joaquin Phoenix,” Aronofsky told Empire. “I remember thinking, 'Uh oh, we're making two different films here.' That's a true story. It was a different time. The Batman I wrote was definitely a way different type of take than they ended up making.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/10/14/actors-you-didnt-know-almost-played-batman"] Aronofsky, a huge fan of Batman: Year One writer Frank Miller's work, wanted to go even grittier than the seminal DC comic did, with Miller saying Aronofsky's "vision of Batman was darker than" his own. "The Batman franchise had just gone more and more back towards the TV show, so it became tongue-in-cheek, a grand farce, camp," Aronofsky explained back in 2012. "I pitched the complete opposite, which was totally bring-it-back-to-the-streets raw, trying to set it in a kind of real reality -- no stages, no sets, shooting it all in inner cities across America, creating a very real feeling. My pitch was Death Wish or The French Connection meets Batman." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=before-joker-joaquin-phoenix-played-superboy-on-tv&captions=true"] Such '70s movie influences ended up coming into play with director Todd Phillips' Oscar-nominated Joker nearly two decades later. While Aronofsky's vision of a young Batman didn't pan out, director Matt Reeves' The Batman, currently on hiatus due to COVID-19, will see Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight early in his career as a crime-fighter, with Reeves citing two particular '70s film classics as his touchstones for the film.

After teases, and some leaks, Microsoft has revealed the Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition Xbox One X console bundle. The console is set to launch in June, three months before the Cyberpunk's September 17 release date. Based on the box shown in the reveal trailer, the bundle appears to come with a digital copy of Cyberpunk 2077, however the console will be available months before the game itself. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/17/cyberpunk-2077-limited-edition-xbox-one-x-console-trailer"] Both the console and previously seen Cyberpunk controller feature designs straight out of Night City, including a glow in the dark message on the console that says "No future," along with themed custom panels that take after the game's futuristic setting. The controller features Johnny Silverhand’s black and silver color scheme, along with touches of red. Yesterday, the Xbox Twitter account posted a teaser video filled with codes, along with text that read, "#breakthecode". Fans worked together to break the code, and were eventually rewarded with the limited edition console's reveal trailer, which was posted to Xbox's YouTube channel as an unlisted video. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=xbox-one-x-cyberpunk-2077-limited-edition-bundle-screenshots&captions=true"] Today, Xbox acknowledged that fans successfully broke the code, saying, "Congratulations Choombas, you worked together to #breakthecode!"

Congratulations Choombas, you worked together to #breakthecode!

— Xbox (@Xbox) April 17, 2020

The console reveal comes just a few days after Amazon Canada leaked the Cyberpunk 2077-themed Xbox One controller, which is now confirmed to be included in this console bundle. For more, check out IGN's Cyberpunk 2077 preview from E3 2019, and learn about Cyberpunk 2077's DLC plan. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/16/cyberpunk-2077-delayed-again"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

After teases, and some leaks, Microsoft has revealed the Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition Xbox One X console bundle. The console is set to launch in June, three months before the Cyberpunk's September 17 release date. Based on the box shown in the reveal trailer, the bundle appears to come with a digital copy of Cyberpunk 2077, however the console will be available months before the game itself. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/17/cyberpunk-2077-limited-edition-xbox-one-x-console-trailer"] Both the console and previously seen Cyberpunk controller feature designs straight out of Night City, including a glow in the dark message on the console that says "No future," along with themed custom panels that take after the game's futuristic setting. The controller features Johnny Silverhand’s black and silver color scheme, along with touches of red. Yesterday, the Xbox Twitter account posted a teaser video filled with codes, along with text that read, "#breakthecode". Fans worked together to break the code, and were eventually rewarded with the limited edition console's reveal trailer, which was posted to Xbox's YouTube channel as an unlisted video. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=xbox-one-x-cyberpunk-2077-limited-edition-bundle-screenshots&captions=true"] Today, Xbox acknowledged that fans successfully broke the code, saying, "Congratulations Choombas, you worked together to #breakthecode!"

Congratulations Choombas, you worked together to #breakthecode!

— Xbox (@Xbox) April 17, 2020

The console reveal comes just a few days after Amazon Canada leaked the Cyberpunk 2077-themed Xbox One controller, which is now confirmed to be included in this console bundle. For more, check out IGN's Cyberpunk 2077 preview from E3 2019, and learn about Cyberpunk 2077's DLC plan. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/16/cyberpunk-2077-delayed-again"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

Paul Haddad, the original English voice actor for Leon S. Kennedy in Capcom's Resident Evil 2, has died at the age of 56. Invader Studios, the team behind the upcoming Resident Evil-inspired Daymare 1998, confirmed Haddad's death on Twitter, as the actor had been set to appear in the upcoming horror game, which is set to be released at the end of April. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="470"] Paul Haddad, the original English voice actor of Leon S. Kennedy in RE2[/caption] "Paul Haddad, our dear friend and an icon among the RE community, has passed away recently. We've been truly honored to have the chance to meet and work with such a great man and a brilliant professional that He was. Rest in Peace Paul... You will live forever in our hearts," the tweet reads, accompanied by a tribute video to the actor featuring his voice work for Daymare.

Paul Haddad, our dear friend and an icon among the RE community, has passed away recently. We've been truly honored to have the chance to meet and work with such a great man and a brilliant professional that He was.

Rest in Peace Paul... You will live forever in our hearts. pic.twitter.com/o6gkMqX7SI — Invader Studios™ (@InvaderDevs) April 17, 2020

Nick Apostolides, who voiced Leon in 2019's Resident Evil 2 Remake, has also posted a tribute to Haddad's memory. While Haddad did not appear in many other video games, he appeared in a host of other television shows and movies throughout his career, including work as Quicksilver in the original X-Men: The Animated Series and Mr. Fox from the children's animated show Franklin. Haddad did not go on to voice Leon in subsequent Resident Evil installments, but the character of course has become one of the most iconic from the franchise following that first appearance, most recently appearing in the Resident Evil 2 Remake.