Ghostbusters Reboot Wraps Filming; Ernie Hudson Cast

Director Paul Feig has announced that the Ghostbusters reboot has wrapped filming.

Speaking via Twitter, Feig also thanked original star Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore, for joining the cast. "Thanks to the great @Ernie_Hudson for joining us on our last day of production. He is a class act and an incredibly talented and funny man."

Hudson has become the latest original actor to film a cameo in the Ghostbusters reboot after Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd signed on. However Murray will not be reprising his original role, and all three of the original cast members are expected to play new characters in the film.

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Amanda Seyfried Joins Twin Peaks

Amanda Seyfried is reportedly joining the cast of Twin Peaks, in what's described as a major role.

According to TVLine, who broke the news, details are being kept quiet for now, but Seyfried will be playing a "pivotal new character." It is expected that she will appear in multiple episodes of the new season.

Amanda Seyfried in A Million Ways to Die in the West. Amanda Seyfried in A Million Ways to Die in the West.

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Island of Doctor Moreau TV Series in Works at CBS

CBS will be making a series based on The Island of Doctor Moreau, the classic 1896 sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells.

Variety reports that the show will be called simply Moreau, and will be written by Sleepy Hollow co-creator Phillip Iscove, who will also executive produce along with Frank Marshall and Robert Zotnowski.

The Island of Doctor Moreau focuses on the titular mad doctor who creates hybrid beings of humans and animals. The CBS show will change things up by casting the doctor as a woman, following the story of Dr. Katherine Moreau in her privately funded island hospital, and the man who gets shipwrecked there.

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Gal Gadot Turned Down a Role in Man of Steel

Gal Gadot will be playing the title role in the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, but things could have been very different.

In an interview with Israeli site Xnet (with a translation by Batman-News), Gadot said that she had been offered a role in Man of Steel. "When I was a month pregnant with (my daughter) Alma, I got an offer to be the evil Superman character. If I wasn’t pregnant I’d take the job, and there’s no way they would take me now to be Wonder Woman."

It is believed that the role she turned down was that of Kryptonian villainess Faora, who was ultimately played by Antje Traue.

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Supergirl: First Look at Red Tornado

A brand new image has been released of DC's Red Tornado from an upcoming episode of CBS’ Supergirl.

Behind all that makeup and costuming is Iddo Goldberg (Salem, Peaky Blinders), here playing "the most advanced android the world has ever seen. Designed by scientist T.O. Morrow (also Goldberg) for the U.S. Army as the ultimate superweapon, he soon becomes sentient, posing a grave danger to National City -- including the people Supergirl cares about most."

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107117_D0026 Iddo Goldberg as Red Tornado. Photo Credit: Darren Michaels.

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Fire Emblem, Xenoblade Characters Join Project X Zone 2

Bandai Namco has announced that Lucina and Chrom from Fire Emblem: Awakening and Fiora from Xenoblade Chronicles have joined the cast of Project X Zone 2.

Check out the newest trailer to see them in action:

A 3DS strategy RPG developed by Monolith Software, Project X Zone 2 features characters from Bandai Namco, SEGA, and Capcom. Today’s news marks the first time Nintendo characters have also joined the fray.

Check out some more screenshots of Lucina, Chrom, and Fiora in action in the slideshow below:

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New Final Fantasy 15 Story Details Revealed

During an Active Time Report at TGS today, Square Enix revealed more details regarding Final Fantasy XV's story.

The Report centered around a pair of characters -- Noctis’ father King Regis, and the mysterious Luna. We learned that in order to protect the kingdom of Lucis, King Regis had to erect a magical, protective barrier around the entire nation. But in doing so, the strain of the magic ate away at his body. This weakened state leaves himself, Noctis, and his kingdom vulnerable to the Nifelheim empire, which is pressing forward onto Lucis.

The footage Square showed at Gamescom was a short, emotional look at the bond between King Regis and Noctis. We also learned that the Regalia, the car Noctis and company drive around throughout Episode Duscae and XV proper, was previously owned by his father Regis.

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Final Fantasy Type-0 Online Announced

At TGS today, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Type-0 Online for Windows PC as well as iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.

Type-0 Online is once again set in the world of Orience. According to Square Enix, it is “set in a parallel world” to the original Final Fantasy Type-0. It will feature action RPG gameplay similar to the original Type-0 as well as online multiplayer.

On Twitter, Square Enix called Type-0 Online the "evolution of Agito," referring to Final Fantasy Agito, which was announced for iOS and Android in North America at E3 2014.

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