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Jamie Foxx To Play Mike Tyson On New TV Show, Formerly A Movie

Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx will play Mike Tyson in a new limited series that will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who directed the Oscar-winning drama Training Day. Legendary movie director Martin Scorsese is attached as an executive producer.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, this project has been in development for a long time as a film, but it’s now being pitched as a limited series. There is no word yet, however, on which TV networks or companies might be interested in signing the series.

“I have been looking to tell my story for quite some time,” Tyson said in a statement. “With the recent launch of Legends Only League and the excitement from fans following my return to the ring, now feels like the perfect moment. I look forward to collaborating with Martin, Antoine, Jamie, and the entire creative team to bring audiences a series that not only captures my professional and personal journey but also inspires and entertains.”

This is not the only new Mike Tyson series in the works, as Hulu is making a show called Iron Mike, which is being made by some of the same talent as I, Tonya. One of the differences between the projects is that Hulu’s is unauthorized while the new one is.

Tyson called Hulu’s show a “tone-deaf cultural misappropriation of my life story.”

Both Scorsese and Joker director Todd Phillips were said to be in the mix to direct the other project, when it was still planned to be a film. However, THR’s sources said Tyson’s team was convinced to move forward with it as a TV series after Hulu’s announcement triggered interest from “major studios.”

Tyson is serving as an executive producer on the new TV series, and THR pointed out that it might be difficult to sell people on the idea that this is an authentic look at Tyson’s life because of that. Tyson is a boxing giant and also a controversial figure. He was found guilty of rape in 1992.

Tyson was said to be gearing up for a return to the ring in a fight against Evander Holyfield, but TMZ Sports broke the news on Monday that Tyson rejected a $25 million payout and is prepared to walk away. The last time the pair fought, Tyson bit off a piece of Holyfield’s ear.

In addition to fighting, Tyson now operates a marijuana company called Tyson Ranch.

Silent Hill Returns Soon (Via Dark Deception DLC)

Silent Hill will return in the form of DLC for the indie multiplayer game Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals on March 23. While it isn’t the new Silent Hill that fans have been hoping for for years at this point, the DLC does bring back some franchise favorites like Heather Mason, killer nurses, and–of course–Pyramid Head.

The gameplay trailer below shows off the lakeside town’s foggy streets, as well as several locations from the first game, including Midwich Elementary School. Watch out for those flying harpies, though, they’re pretty nasty. The DLC even includes some lesser-known characters from the series, including Silent Hill 1’s cop Cybil Bennett. As a whole, it looks like a fairly substantial chunk of content for the game, though its price is not yet listed on Steam. This isn’t the only Silent Hill crossover that’s happened recently: Pyramid Head and co. were added to Dead by Daylight last year.

Rumors of new Silent Hill projects have swirled over the past few months. The latest flare-up came when series composer Akira Yamaoka seemed to tease a new entry in the series in a video interview that was taken down shortly after it was posted. Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama announced that he’s working on a new horror project late last year. Meanwhile, Silenthill.com still redirects to a picture of Pyramid Head, an apparent reference to the height of Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu.

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Suicide Squad Won’t Get The Snyder Cut Treatment From Director David Ayer

After Zack Snyder was given the ability to release his cut of 2017’s Justice League on HBO Max, some DC Comics fans were hopeful they’d get to see a new version of 2016’s Suicide Squad, which was directed by David Ayer. According to WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff, though, that doesn’t–and won’t–exist anytime soon.

When asked in an interview with Variety about the possibility of giving Suicide Squad the same treatment as Justice League, Sarnoff simply said, “We won’t be developing David Ayer’s cut.” Given that a James Gunn-directed sequel is on the way, debuting in theaters and on HBO Max this year, this isn’t too surprising.

Still, anyone who’s seen the sheer number of deleted scenes on the home release of Ayer’s Suicide Squad will know there is quite a bit of story that didn’t make it into the final film. In fact, as Ayer himself revealed on Twitter, the critical reception to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice led Warner Bros. to change the tone of the film entirely.

“This trailer nailed the tone and intention of the film I made. Methodical. Layered. Complex, beautiful, and sad,” he wrote in 2020. “After the BVS reviews shell shocked the leadership at the time, and the success of Deadpool–My soulful drama was beaten into a ‘comedy'”

However, the director also revealed back in 2017 that a secret cut of the film doesn’t exist. If that holds true, this remains an entirely different scenario than the Snyder Cut, given Snyder had an unfinished version of his film in his possession since leaving the project.

So no, you shouldn’t expect a longer version of the original Suicide Squad to pop up on HBO Max. But, if you’re truly interested in seeing more of the scenes cut from the film, there’s always the home release–or YouTube. Then, just sit back and prepare for James Gunn’s take on the property when it releases on August 6.

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Better Call Saul Animated Spin-Off Slippin’ Jimmy In Development

As production is getting underway on the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad prequel series is getting its own further animated spin-off series, according to Variety. Titled Slippin’ Jimmy, the series will reportedly be inspired by ’70s Saturday morning cartoon classics like Fat Albert and is now in active development.

“We have a long history of creating award-winning original digital content that engages our passionate audiences,” said Kim Kelleher, president of commercial revenue and partnerships for AMC Networks. “Through the expanded distribution of exclusive originals, we are able to delight fans every step of their consumer journey and take our advertisers along for the ride.”

Animation Magazine is also indicating that Slippin’ Jimmy will “follow the adventures of young Jimmy and Chuck McGill and friends back home in Cicero, Illinois” and each episode will be an ode “to everything from spaghetti westerns to Buster Keaton to After Hours.” As of this writing, no casting announcements or release dates have been revealed.

Slippin’ Jimmy is co-written by Better Call Saul script coordinator Kathleen Williams-Foshee (Chicago Fire) and post-production PA Ariel Levine (Breaking Bad). The latter has written other supplemental digital shorts for Better Call Saul, such as Ethics Training with Kim Wexler, Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training. Better Call Saul’s final season is expected to air sometime in 2022.

Meanwhile, Bob Odenkirk, Saul himself, has the new revenge-action movie Nobody opening in theaters on March 26.

MIND MGMT: The Artifact Revives the Hit Series as an NFT Comic

Fans of Matt Kindt’s critically acclaimed sci-fi comic MIND MGMT will be happy to know Kindt is returning to the series in 2021. However, there’s a big catch. MIND MGMT: The Artifact isn’t being released by traditional means, but will instead be sold at auction as an NFT (or non-fungible token). Only one lucky bidder will have the privilege of actually owning and reading this new story.

IGN can exclusively reveal the first details about MIND MGMT: The Artifact, which is a single, standalone comic set within this sci-fi espionage universe. Because Kindt doesn’t want to reveal the contents of the story itself, he’s instead created an “artist’s statement” image that sheds some light on the philosophical nature of this story. Check out that image below:

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Art by Matt Kindt.

“I wanted to create an original MIND MGMT comic book narrative that would explore the nature of belief and the value of ideas and their intangible nature as a way of exploring the idea of NFTs,” Kindt writes. “The best way to explore this idea was for the actual story – the MIND MGMT narrative – to become what it is about. This story is written as a MIND MGMT espionage narrative – an agent sent on a mission to retrieve a priceless artifact. There are secret codes, monk-ninjas. LOTS of monk-ninja and a teenage immortal intent on stealing this priceless artifact. This story is about the nature of belief and value while simultaneously becoming its own idea. It is both a real apple…and a drawing of an apple.”

Clearly, Kindt intends to use The Artifact as a way of commenting on the new obsession with NFT and the importance modern culture places on esoteric digital items. As the artist’s statement reveals, there are no current plans to reprint The Artifact in any form, digitally or in print. Kindt is leaving it up to the winning bidder to decide what becomes of the story. In that sense, The Artifact is similar to the infamous Wu-Tang Clan record that sold to Martin Shkreli in 2015 for $2 million. As far as we know, however, Kindt isn’t including a clause granting he or actor Bill Murray the right to attempt to steal it back.

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“I have no intention of ever publishing MIND MGMT: The Artifact in a traditional way,” said Kindt in a statement. “The highest bidder for the auction will determine what happens next. Will they share it online? Will they read it with family and friends? Will it be erased? Does the value of an idea come from the owning of it? Or the sharing of it? That’s up to the one who possesses it. I don’t entirely know what happens next.”

This isn’t quite the first time a comic has been released as a single NFT, as Omar Spahi’s Xenoglyphs became the first to capitalize on what’s sure to become a growing trend in the industry. However, this is easily the most high-profile example to date. NFT technology has suddenly become a source of fascination in light of a single JPG image selling for a record-breaking $69 million at auction in March 2021. However, NFT art has also drawn heavy criticism, given the enormous energy costs involved in generating these unique tokens and the resulting environmental impact.

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MIND MGMT: The Artifact is currently up for bidding, with the auction set to close on March 31.

Even if The Artifact remains locked away for eternity, there is hope the series will continue in other forms. 20th Century Fox acquired the MIND MGMT film rights in 2013, with Ridley Scott attached to produce. More recently, Universal announced a MIND MGMT TV series, with Dexter’s David Cerrone serving as showrunner. It’s unclear whether either project is still in active development.

Whatever the future holds for this particular franchise, Kindt remains hard at work on BRZRKR, the violent action/fantasy comic co-written by Keanu Reeves.

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Xbox Series X All Access Bundles Will Be Available At Walmart On Thursday

The Xbox Series X and Series S will be available at Walmart through the Xbox All Access program this Thursday. If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to grab a Series X–and a pretty good deal on monthly payments for it, to boot–get your buying finger ready.

The Xbox Series X is still listed as out of stock on the store page for the time being, but it now includes an additional note stating that it will be available with All Access on March 25 at 12 PM PT / 3PM ET. It does note that this is only while supplies last, so you’ll need to be quick. The Xbox Series S page similarly says it will be available through All Access.

When the Thursday Xbox restock goes live, you’ll be able to buy either console at the listings below.

Xbox All Access is essentially a payment plan, letting you split the price over the course of two years. It costs $25 per month for Xbox Series S and $35 per month for Xbox Series X. Since All Access also includes Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, this is actually a slight savings over buying the console and two years of Game Pass individually. So if you’re sure you’ll want to be a Game Pass subscriber the entire time, it’s a great deal.

The Xbox Series X has been frequently out of stock at many retailers, with the Series S seemingly just slightly easier to come by. If you’ve been watching for an opportunity, this Thursday could be a good bet. And if that doesn’t work out, just keep an eye on our Xbox Series X restock guide to watch for your next opportunity.

Fortnite: How To Investigate An Anomaly In Weeping Woods

If you’ve been following along with all of the Anomaly challenges through Fortnite Season 6, you should already have unlocked four alternate styles for Agent Jones. Now it’s time for the last one, presumably of the entire season. For this, you need to investigate an anomaly in Weeping Woods. Here’s what you need to know so you can finish off your Agent Jones wardrobe.

Investigate an Anomaly in Weeping Woods

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First you’ll want to drop into Weeping Woods, of course. You must be at least tier level 76 if you’re going for this challenge, so you probably know the Fortnite map like your own neighborhood, but just in case you forget, Weeping Woods is the campground and forestry area southwest of The Spire at the center.

Once you land, head for the mini-Spire located precisely where you see us on the map above. At ground level, it will look like this:

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As you approach, the Anomaly will spawn and start to move up the small Spire. Like you did in a previous Anomaly challenge, stay right behind it. It’s once again quite forgiving so you aren’t likely to lose up running up the monolith. When it reaches the top it will head into the open air and perform a brief flourish. You may think you need to use the launch pad up here, but don’t do it. It will throw you the wrong way.

Instead, watch as it freezes in air, waiting for you to grab it. Build over to it using two ramp pieces, press the interact button, and the challenge is complete.

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By completing it, you’ll unlock the Agent Jones (Jump 88) Style, which decks out our bumbling hero in a cool new cloak. This is the final Anomaly, but if you missed any earlier, we’ve got you covered. Here are the rest of the Anomaly challenges in Season 6:

For more on Fortnite Season 6, check out the complete Season 6 Battle Pass, and learn how to craft in Fortnite.

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MLB The Show 21 Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Excellent Visuals And Teases A Returning Legend

A new gameplay trailer is now available for MLB The Show 21, showcasing some very impressive-looking visuals and teasing the return of MLB legend Roberto Clemente.

The video shows off a number of MLB superstars, including cover star Fernando Tatis Jr., along with numerous different parks and gameplay scenarios. The takeaway here is that MLB The Show 21 is looking very good, and the game promises 4K/60FPS as well which you can see if you have a supported screen. Be sure to stick through the video until the end, as it teases the arrival of the late Roberto Clemente, the Hall of Famer who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.

The new video also briefly shows off MLB The Show 21’s park-creator mode, which is exclusive to next-gen. As you can see in the video, it allows you to create all different types of parks, even fantastical ones. Check out our previous coverage of MLB The Show 21 to learn more about what you can make, including the Field of Dreams.

MLB The Show 21 launches on April 20 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as well as PS4 and Xbox One, though people who buy a more expensive edition can start playing four days early.

MLB The Show 21 is the first game in the series to be released on Xbox consoles thanks to an expanded agreement between PlayStation Studios and Major League Baseball. A Jackie Robinson edition of the game will be available, and a portion of game sales will go to the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

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Tekken 7 Adds Polish Prime Minster Lidia To Its Roster This Week

Tekken 7’s latest addition to its roster might be its strangest one yet, which is saying something in a game that features killer CEOs, Lucha libre wrestlers, and actual demons. The previously-revealed Polish prime minister Lidia Sobieska will be added to the game as part of Tekken 7’s Season 4 pass on March 23, and her martial art of choice is Karate. You can see her practice those chops and kicks in her debut trailer below:

Lidia’s involvement in the King of Iron Fist tournament comes from a desire to end the turbulence affecting Poland, which has been caused by Tekken antagonist Heihachi Mishima’s corporation.

“Lidia has always been an upright and resolute woman. She believes that justice requires absolute power, which is why she has shown great interest in karate from a very young age,” Bandai Namco’s official bio for Lidia reads. “The loss of her father stoked her interest in the family tradition of politics. Lidia showed great qualities in both areas, entering and winning her first karate world championship at 18, and more recently being one of the youngest rising stars in the Polish political arena. The war started by the Mishima Zaibatsu is greatly affecting Poland and she is committed to settle the situation with her own fists.”

Season 4 of Tekken 7 also adds Kunimitsu as a DLC character for Tekken 7 and a new stage called Vermilion Gates, which will arrive this fall. The new season will also include new moves, an updated user interface, online play enhancement, rank system renewal, and a new indicator of a player’s total strength and skill called Tekken prowess.

All of this will cost you $15, but if you’d prefer to purchase an individual character instead, that option is available with each additional brawler usually costing around $6.

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Tekken 7 will still be one of the big games to watch at this August’s Evolution Fighting Games Tournament, which Sony recently acquired. As for Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada, he recently started a new side-gig where he both runs a bar and interviews famous guests for his new YouTube channel.

Highlights of that first interview with the father of PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, include Harada’s bewilderment at Microsoft not bringing a cask of sake to the Tekken offices and Kutaragi explaining how PlayStation Japan’s headquarters was chosen based on which bars were nearby.

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