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Harry Potter Star Ralph Fiennes Says Tilda Swinton Would Be ‘Fantastic’ as Lord Voldemort, and Admits He Was Asked to Return, Though Now Believes ‘That Ship Has Sailed’
Harry Potter movie star Ralph Fiennes has given his blessing for Doctor Strange’s Tilda Swinton to take over as Lord Voldemort. HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series is yet to cast the young wizard’s arch nemesis — though Voldemort only makes a cameo appearance in the saga’s first story. Still, as the show’s December launch…
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The Lord of the Rings and The Boys Star Karl Urban Throws His Hat in the Ring for Potential Red Dead Redemption Movie — and He Knows Exactly Who He Wants to Play
Hollywood actors keep bringing up a potential Red Dead Redemption movie and saying they would love to be in it. After Jack Black revealed he’d love to star in a Red Dead Redemption movie, despite the fact he doesn’t think Rockstar would ever greenlight it, Karl Urban has thrown his hat into the ring. Urban,…
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Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Adds PC and PS5 Release to 2026 Global Simultaneous Launch — but There’s No Xbox Version
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam is coming to PC via Steam and PlayStation 5 as well as Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, developer Level 5 has confirmed. In a new video, the Japanese company committed to a simultaneous multiplatform release worldwide in 2026. An Xbox Series X and S version was…
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‘We Actually Didn’t Nerf Tracer’s Butt’ — 10 Years On, Former Overwatch Boss is Still Being Asked About That Pose Change
It’s 2026, and Jeff Kaplan, the former boss of Blizzard hero shooter Overwatch, is still being asked about a supposed “nerf” to Tracer’s butt. Cast your minds back to the simpler times of 2016, when the world was quieter and greener, and Overwatch was still in beta. Amid a frenzy of excitement for Blizzard’s next…
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It Looks Like Cole Young Is Going to Die a Gruesome Death in Mortal Kombat 2 on One of the Most Iconic Stages From the Video Games — but Could He Be Reborn as Someone Else?
Cole Young was a brand new character introduced with the 2021 Mortal Kombat film who proved controversial among fans of the gory fighting game franchise. Controversial might even be an understatement; some fans absolutely hate Cole Young. Why? Well, he’s not from the games, he sort of stole Liu Kang’s thunder by taking the main…
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Star Wars Writers Say Lucasfilm Keeps Blocking the Return of Mara Jade
Lucasfilm continues to block the return of popular Star Wars extended universe character Mara Jade — despite attempts by various writers to bring her into the saga’s Disney-sanctioned canon. Introduced in Timothy Zahn’s beloved Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire, set years after Return of the Jedi, Mara Jade is initially depicted as a…
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‘Interstellar Was a Much Better Movie in Chris Nolan’s Hands Than It Would Have Been in Mine’ — Steven Spielberg Opens Up on Sci-Fi Classic He Walked Away From
Steven Spielberg has discussed his time working on Interstellar, which he ended up walking away from before Christopher Nolan took over. Interstellar, which came out in 2014, stars Matthew McConaughey as a pilot who travels through space in a desperate attempt to find a new home for humanity amid catastrophic blight on Earth. It was…
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‘You Saw Nothing’ — Facepunch Founder Garry Newman Denies Rust 2 in Development After Steam Listing Raises Eyebrows
Facepunch founder Garry Newman has denied the existence of a secret Rust sequel, after a Steam listing for the game popped up online. Suspicions of some kind of viral Rust 2 announcement were piqued last night when a reddit thread appeared highlighting a — real — Steam page for “Rust 2.” Within minutes, the thread…
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Crimson Desert Dev Confirms Boss Rematches, Hard Difficulty, Enemy Territory Recapture, and a Whole Lot More Is Coming Soon
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has outlined a number of significant changes coming to the game in the coming months, each addressing various community complaints that were highlighted recently. There are some real crowd-pleasers in Pearl Abyss’ blog post, including boss rematches, enemy territory recapture, and difficulty settings. But beyond that, Pearl Abyss also confirmed…