Bond 25: Wonder Woman Actor Saïd Taghmaoui Says He’d Been Cast as the Villain
Saïd Taghmaoui, a French-American actor of Moroccan descent known for his recent role in Wonder Woman as Sameer, says he’s been cast as the main villain in the upcoming James Bond film - or at least he had been, before Danny Boyle left the project. Now the casting is in question.
As reported by Variety, Taghmaoui told The National (an Abu Dhabi newspaper) that he had definitely gotten the role under Danny Boyle’s watch, but now the producers don’t know which nationality they want the villain to be.
“We don’t know who the director will be, and the producers don’t know if they’re going to go Russian or Middle East with the baddie right now,” Taghmaoui said. “I literally just received a message saying: ‘If they go Middle East, it’s you. If they go Russian, it’s someone else.’”
EA Reportedly Under Criminal Investigation in Belgium For FIFA Loot Boxes
Electronic Arts has refused to comply with the Belgian government's gambling laws that were put in place earlier this year, which declared loot boxes in certain video games illegal. Due to this, the Belgian government has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into EA, according to Eurogamer.
First reported by the Dutch publication Metro, the game EA was told needed to be modified to reach the new standards of the law, is FIFA 18 – as it is not transparent what items players will receive in the Ultimate Team Packs or loot boxes.
The Gifted Season 2 Sneak Peek Teases Morlocks, Purifiers and a Magneto Connection
The Gifted ended its freshman season with our heroes on the brink of civil war, as Polaris (Emma Dumont) and Andy (Percy Hynes White) chose to join the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle along with the Frost sisters (Skyler Samuels), abandoning their loved ones in the Mutant Underground for a more proactive (i.e. aggressive) stance against the humans who have been oppressing them.
Season 2 picks up six months after the events of the finale, with Polaris now on the verge of giving birth and anti-mutant sentiment at an all-time high following her destruction of Senator Montez's plane. In IGN's exclusive sneak peek promo and key art from the new season, the divisions are obvious, with the promo promising that every character will be forced to pick a side in the upcoming conflict.
Fortnite Removes Controversial Drum Gun Among 5.4 Content Update Patch Notes
The Fortnite 5.4 Content Update has removed the controversial Drum Gun with no warning or notice when the patch went live this morning.
For weeks, Fortnite players have debated the Drum Gun's superb usefulness in a variety of different situations and what lengths Epic should go to balance the weapon. It features a quick and easy spray technique with a fast rate of fire that can mow down nearby enemies and even those at longer ranges. It can also rip through enemy buildings putting other assault rifles to shame and making the Minigun and Light Machine Gun obsolete.
While recent nerfs brought the Drum Gun’s accuracy and falloff damage down a bit, the weapon continued to spark debate among the community.
Nintendo Direct Will Reportedly Be Rescheduled for Thursday
Last week's delayed Nintendo Direct broadcast will apparently be rescheduled for Thursday at 3pm PDT.
Multiple "trusted sources" tipped off Nintendo Life – which correctly predicted the last two Nintendo Directs, including last week's postponed broadcast – to this new time and date. Last week's Direct was also originally scheduled for a 3pm PDT Thursday slot.
The Death and Resurrection of Wolverine Recapped
Marvel made plenty of headlines when it killed the most popular X-Man around in the 2014 miniseries Death of Wolverine. But that was just the beginning of of a much bigger story. In the years since, we've seen new heroes rise up to fill the void and Wolverine himself rise from the dead and wield one of the Infinity Stones. The saga of Wolverine's death and resurrection is finally reaching its climax in the upcoming miniseries Return of Wolverine. This comic will debut a new costume, a new power and a deadly new enemy for Logan as he finally rejoins the X-Men.
If you're not up on all the crazy twists and turns surrounding Wolverine's death and return, we're here to help. Check out our slideshow or scroll down to find out how he died and what's happened since.
Marvel’s Spider-Man to Get a New Game Plus Mode
Marvel's Spider-Man for PlayStation 4 will be receiving a New Game Plus mode, and the work on it appears to be close to completion.
Developer Insomniac Games responded to a fan who asked "Will there be a NG+ feature on #SpidermanPS4?" While their answer didn't give too many details, they did confirm that they are "working on it now and polishing it up!"
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DC Universe’s Swamp Thing Series Will Have ‘Adult Themes,’ Says Writer
Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun), co-writer and executive producer on DC Universe's upcoming Swamp Thing live-action series, revealed new details about what we can expect from the latest version of the plant-loving superhero when it premieres in 2019.
During an interview with SlashFilm, Dauberman talked about the advantages of working with a streaming service like DC Universe and how the company encouraged him to go darker, by not shying away from graphic violence (among other adult themes).
"We always set out to make Swamp Thing as hard R as we could and go graphic with the violence," Dauberman told SlashFilm, adding, "with the adult themes and make it as scary as possible. Because we’re doing it through the DC streaming service, they really pushed us, although they didn’t have to push hard, for us to go as extreme as we could. We really took our inspiration from the Alan Moore run in Swamp Thing, this landmark run. Fans of that series will know it gets pretty weird and extreme and scary. We really wanted to live up to that standard that Moore set up back in the ‘80s."
Complete Guide to Shadow of the Tomb Raider Preorder Bonuses
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Shadow of the Tomb raider comes out September 14, and it's the final chapter in the new Lara Croft trilogy. In our Shadow of the Tomb Raider review, we called it a "powerful finale" to the trilogy, giving it a 9.0.
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