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Since Indiana Jones 5 has officially entered production, photos are beginning to emerge from the film’s set, giving the public a glimpse at the upcoming sequel. A new photo that has begun circulating online shows Harrison Ford back in his brown jacket and fedora, as well as a face mask because of COVID-19 precautions.

The photo was published on Twitter by IJ Adventure Outpost, an Indiana Jones fan blog. The production is currently underway in the UK.

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As filming continues, new photos that hint at Indiana Jones 5’s story could potentially find their way to the public. Yesterday, IGN reported on another leaked photo from the film’s set featuring a stunt double wearing a face mask resembling a younger Harrison Ford. The Ford look-alike and World War II-era period detail seen in the pictures suggest that the movie may feature a flashback scene to a younger Indiana Jones.

Along with Ford’s return to the role, Indiana Jones 5 will feature an ensemble of franchise newcomers. Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Hannibal actor Mads Mikkelsen have both been cast in the film, along with Thomas Kretschmann and Boyd Holbrook.

The Indiana Jones franchise has been dormant since 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, though Disney has been plotting a revival for several years now. Although series director Steven Spielberg was originally attached to the new sequel, the director left the project over script disagreements. Indiana Jones 5 is now being helmed by Logan director James Mangold.

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Indiana Jones 5 is set to hit theaters on July 29, 2022.

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J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can claim a free 30-day trial for Disney Plus available now. Announced on the Xbox Wire, the Disney Plus trial is available to be claimed and used from now until September 30. The trial is only for new Disney Plus subscribers, but members who claimed the previous Disney Plus trial from Game Pass Ultimate can claim this one as well.

The perk goes live a day before the premiere of the new Disney Plus show Loki, which starts on June 9. The first (and possibly only) season of the show will have six episodes, which will release on Wednesdays, with the finale releasing on July 14, so if you plan on using the trial to watch the show, you will need to wait until a few days after the first episode.

Another Disney Plus show currently airing is Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a spin-off of the Clone Wars. The animated series has 14 episodes in its first season, with the final one airing on July 30. The show follows the experimental clone squad, taking place directly after the Clone War ends. Check out our recommendation for shows to watch on Disney Plus in June.

The perk can be claimed via the perk gallery on Xbox, the Xbox App PC, or the Xbox Game Pass app on mobile. While a free trial seems like an odd thing to claim as a perk, Disney Plus currently does not have a free trial normally. Disney Plus is available on Amazon Fire TV, AppleTV, Chromecast, Roku, Smart TVs, mobile, desktops, and on gaming consoles like PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and the Xbox Series.

After the free trial ends, Disney Plus is $8 per month or $80 per year. The streaming service is also in the Disney bundle, which consists of Disney+ with Hulu (ad-supported) and ESPN+ for $14 a month or the same bundle, with an ad-free Hulu, for $20 a month.

Madelyn Cline, star of Netflix’s teen drama Outer Banks, has become the latest addition into the ever-growing ensemble cast for Knives Out 2, according to Deadline. That the sequel is drafting someone from a Netflix series is unsurprising, given that Netflix acquired Knives Out 2 and 3 for a reported $465 million.

Cline joins Kate Hudson (Kung Fu Panda 3), Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision), Dave Bautista (Army of the Dead), Janelle Monáe (Homecoming), Edward Norton (Fight Club), and Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton) in a cast bursting with big names. Daniel Craig’s detective character, Benoit Blanc, will be returning as well.

Although no plot details are known–including whether knives will even indeed be unsheathed–it is assumed that the massive list of names will, as in the 2019 movie starting the franchise, comprise a huge number of potential suspects and trails to follow as Benoit Blanc interrogates people involved in a murder. It would not at all be out of the question to expect further casting announcements in the coming weeks.

Knives Out 1 director Rian Johnson is coming back to write and direct the sequel. He’s producing the movie as well, alongside Ram Bergman, who also worked on the original. According to a report, Johnson, Bergman, and Craig will be paid $100 million each. In addition to working with Netflix, Johnson is also developing Poker Face, a 10-episode mystery series for Peacock that will star Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll). Johnson is still planning his Star Wars trilogy.

In nearly every city builder, your task is to create sprawling empires of soaring structures and miles of roads. As a result, the natural environment you’re building upon sometimes doesn’t have much impact beyond providing resources for your megalopolis. Publisher Devolver recently unveiled a new game that turns that core concept on its head: In Terra Nil, you have to break civilization down and bring nature back.

Developed by Broforce studio Free Lives, Terra Nil is a cool-looking, pixel-art game that focuses on wiping out the wasteland left behind by unmitigated societal growth. As a “reverse city builder,” the game still provides a number of structures and tools for achieving environmental regeneration, like ways to improve water flow and re-wild the landscapes.

It’s a gorgeous game, too, and it’s good to see a title that focuses on environmental stability and recovery, rather than solely on growth and productivity. At the moment there’s no set release date, but Devolver states that it’s coming soon to Steam. In addition, a demo will be released in the near future.

Devolver has some additional announcements planned for E3 2021, many of which will likely be revealed during its press conference. Check out our guide on how to catch Devolver’s E3 2021 livestream, which, in addition to including reveals, will surely be similarly as ridiculous as in years past.

Superman is coming to Fortnite as the midseason unlockable Battle Pass skin, continuing a tradition in Chapter 2 in which Epic Games has brought players new licensed crossover skins every season. Players love to debate these collaborations and few are more world-famous than Superman himself. If you’re wondering when and how to unlock the Superman skin in Fortnite, here are the details you need.

Fortnite Superman Skin Release Date

Head into Fortnite and you’ll see a renewed Battle Pass system that uses Battle Stars, allowing players to unlock items at their preferred pace and in their preferred order. However, no matter how quickly you accrue Battle Stars, you won’t be able to get Superman for several weeks. As the midseason unlockable skin, Superman won’t be available until 65 days from the launch of Season 7, or August 12.

That’s a Thursday, so he’ll be first available on the same day the Week 10 challenges go live. Joining Superman in the Battle Pass will be nine other items to complete his cosmetic set. These items are already viewable in-game, but like the Man of Steel, they can’t be unlocked until at least August 12.

How To Unlock Superman In Fortnite

On August 12, provided you have enough Battle Stars, you should be able to unlock everything at once, so hoard them ahead of time if you wish to. As the Battle Stars system differs from the past several seasons, it’s not yet known if Superman will include his own in-game challenges, though it’s likely he will, and those will probably dole out additional Battle Stars. The fact that his cosmetics are listed as “Page 1” and “Page 2” suggests you won’t need to have unlocked any previous Pages in the Battle Pass. That isn’t the case for others like Rick Sanchez, who, on Page 10, requires players have unlocked dozens of earlier cosmetics using Battle Stars just to gain access to his Rick and Morty-inspired set.

In short, you’ll need to play to unlock Superman, and playing it sooner than his release date very likely means you’ll be ready to grab everything he comes with on August 12. Here’s everything that’s included in his cosmetic set:

• Clark Kent outfit (default skin)
• Superman Shield Spray
• Call To Action Emoticon
• The Daily Planet Back Bling
• Secret Identity Built-In Emote (Superman skin)
• Kal-El’s Cape Glider
• The Last Son of Crypton Loading Screen
• Solitude Striker Pickaxe
• Superman Banner Icon
• Superman Shadow Style

Superman is the most popular character in the Season 7 Battle Pass, but he’s joined by others like a customizable alien, a digital TikTok star, and more. See them all in the Battle Pass overview. Then make sure to get up to speed on the Fortnite Season 7 new weapons, track down the Week 1 challenges, and locate all Alien Artifacts. You can also learn where to find UFOs, and get acquainted with the map changes.

Pennywise the clown actor Bill Skarsgård could be entering the universe of John Wick. According to a report from Collider, the actor is currently in talks to join John Wick 4.

There are no details as to who Skarsgård will play if he in fact joins the upcoming movie, which is set to hit theaters sometime in 2022. Series creator Derek Kolstad will not be writing John Wick 4 or 5, however. Shay Hatten (John Wick 3, Army of the Dead) and Michael Finch (Predators) will take over as writers. The upcoming movie will be directed by Chad Stahelski, whose previous credits include the John Wick movies.

John Wick 4 has been adding a lot of new actors to the upcoming film. Pop star Rina Sawayama will make her debut in the film, and action star Donnie Yen has signed on as well. Their roles have not been revealed, so fans have no clue if they’re playing a friend or foe to Wick. However, we can probably expect to see Yen showing off some of his fighting skills in the latest installment.

While the John Wick series has been a smashing success, studios weren’t originally interested in the film. After completing the film, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch tried to shop the movie out and no one was buying it. However, after a screening at Fantastic Fest, people went crazy for it.

Aside from the main movies, there is a Starz TV series in the works called The Continental, which takes place in the ’70s, following a younger Winston–played by Ian McShane in the main series. Season 1 will consist of three 90-minute episodes, but the show doesn’t have a release date yet.

HBO has announced that its new HBO Max dramedy Hacks has been renewed for Season 2. The show follows a young comedian (Hannah Einbinder) getting a chance at a career comeback by grudgingly writing jokes for a seasoned comic who works nightly in Las Vegas (Jean Smart).

“We have been blown away by the positive reception to Hacks,” said co-creators and showrunners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky. “We owe this renewal to every single person who tuned into the show and then told a friend to watch… We’re so glad that [this] story resonated with audiences, and we can’t wait to get to work on Season 2.”

Season 1 of Hacks, which started on May 13, will air its final two episodes on June 10. Since its debut, the show has released two episodes at a time, making it an easy and enjoyable binge. Packed with a formidable supporting cast that also includes Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Poppy Liu (Better Call Saul), Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore), and Carl Clemons-Hopkins (the Chicago production of Hamilton), at the show’s core is a nuanced and intergenerational story about what it means to work as a woman in entertainment and comedy. Fun fact: Hacks didn’t actually have a title until a few weeks before coming to HBO Max.

The HBO cult hit crime drama Mare of Easttown, also starring Jean Smart, recently wrapped its first season on May 30–and there are rumors swirling that it may return for another batch of episodes.

Today is World Oceans Day, a holiday meant to raise awareness for ocean conservation causes and the threats that the marine ecosystems currently face. In recognition of the day, Razer announced that it is working on a solar-powered robot designed to help clean up the huge amount of plastic waste that has found its way into the seas.

Razer has teamed up with Clearbot, a Hong Kong-based startup that’s working on building a “swarm of AI powered, self-driving, ocean trash-collecting robots” with the goal of helping the ocean waters recover and to mitigate the threat posed to marine life by garbage. In particular, Razer has focused its efforts on helping Clearbot scale up its bots in order to make them cheaper and easier to produce, an essential component of achieving the potential of the technology.

“Under the ClearBot partnership, Razer’s leading engineers and designers have volunteered personal time and technical expertise to help turn their prototype into a scalable, mass-marketable product,” Razer’s press release states. “Leveraging on Razer’s extensive knowledge and manufacturing know-how, ClearBot was able to evolve the robot design into one that is smarter and more efficient.”

Garbage accumulation in the world’s oceans has become a significant environmental hazard and threatens many species of marine life. Although it’s hard to quantify the cost of this issue, we do know that literally trillions of pieces of garbage have made their way into the ocean–most at near-microscopic levels that are particularly easy to be consumed by animals. As a result, plastic ends up in the food chain, including in the fish that humans eat.

In other Razer news, the company has an E3 2021 event planned. If you’re interested in what gaming peripherals are coming or, possibly, what strange prototypes Razer’s working on, check out our guide on how to watch the Razer keynote.

The Gaming Community Expo charity event for 2021 includes the chance to win a physical version of a weapon from Destiny 2. The raffle, which runs alongside GCX, a community-run gaming event, is raising money for St. Jude Children’s hospital. One of the items that is being raffled off as part of the charity event is a replica of the Midnight Coup from Destiny 2.

The model was made by Eric Newgard, a content designer for Bungie and an artist who creates physical models of weapons and items from video games. A donation of $77 to the fundraiser during the charity marathon will enter you into a raffle for the replica. The charity marathon runs from June 13 through June 20 on GCX’s Twitch channel. GCX also will have a virtual version of its event on the GCX Space Station on June 17 to June 20.

The Midnight Coup isn’t the only replica up for grabs during the GCX charity event. Newgard also created models of Thor’s hammer Mjölnir and Scorpion’s kunai from Mortal Kombat. A donation of $25 during the marathon enters you into the Mjölnir raffle and a donation of any amount will enter you for Scorpion’s kunai.

During last year’s GCX charity event, the Florida-based expo was able to raise more than $6 million for St. Jude during its livestreams.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart reviews went live today, and it’s a critical success. But whereas some big-budget hits end up requiring employees to work long stretches of excessive overtime–called “crunch”–developers from Insomniac are saying that they were able to generally maintain a healthy workload of normal, 40-hour weeks.

While it’s impossible to know for sure what conditions were like across the company, two Insomniac employees have posted publicly about their experience working on Rift Apart, and they were both very positive. Grant Parker, who states that he’s a game designer at Insomniac, shared on Twitter that he never once had to work more than 40 hours per week. In addition, he said that managers made an active effort to encourage him to avoid burnout.

Responding to Parker, animator Lindsay Thompson reiterated that she never had to undergo crunch when working on the game. Thompson, too, said that managers played a big role in ensuring that employees never had to consistently work late.

Insomniac is, of course, a big company, and Thompson and Parker make it clear that they are only talking about their personal experiences. It is nonetheless unusual to see employees revealing a lack of crunch on a game as big as Rift Apart. Many recent AAA titles–including other first-party PlayStation games–have had reports about extensive burnout and excessive pressure put on the developers. Time will tell if these experiences were shared across Insomniac, but it’s good to see that at least some employers felt that Insomniac worked hard to avoid crunch.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart launches on June 11 for PS5, and like other PS5 first-party games, it nearly eliminates load times by using the console’s internal SSD. If you can’t wait for its release date to learn more, you can check out Rift Apart’s Trophy list to get an idea of what’s in store. In addition, be sure to read our Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart preorder guide for more on the game, and then take a look at GameSpot’s Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart Review.