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One of the most exciting parts of each new Madden release is the announcement of player ratings, and that began this week.

While you’ll have to wait a bit longer to see the ratings for Madden 20‘s best players, EA Sports has now published ratings for rookies.

DT Quinnen Williams of the New York Jets is the highest-rated rookie overall, with a rating of 80 OVR. Rounding out the top five are Buffalo Bills DT Ed Oliver Jr (79 OVR), San Francisco Giants RE Nick Bosa (78 OVR), Jacksonville Jaguars LE Josh Allen (77 OVR) and Baltimore Ravens WR Marquise Brown (77 OVR). You can see the full list of rookie ratings here on EA’s website, while a silly video below shows some of the rookies reacting to their ratings.

As usual, these are the “launch” ratings for Madden NFL 20’s rookies. Ratings change throughout the season depending on how players perform on the field.

In other ratings news, the highest-rated Madden NFL 20 rookie QB is Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals with a 73 OVR. The highest rated WR rookie is Brown of the Ravens (77 OVR), while Josh Jacobs of the Oakland Raiders is the highest-rated HB rookie at 74 OVR.

The rest of Madden 20’s ratings will be revealed throughout July leading up to the game’s release at the end of the month. Keep checkin back with GameSpot for more.

Madden 20 Rookie Ratings Top 10

1. Quinnen Williams — 80 OVR
2. ED Oliver Jr — 79 OVR
3. Nick Bosa — 78 OVR
4. Josh Allen — 77 OVR
5. Marquise Brown — 77 OVR
6. T.J. Hockenson — 77 OVR
7. Dexter Lawrence II — 76 OVR
8. D.K. Metcalf — 76 OVR
9. Brian Burns — 75 OVR
10. Irv Smith Jr. — 75 OVR

The Great Gatsby director Baz Luhrmann is making an Elvis Presley biopic, and given the Oscar nominated director being attached and the enduring popularity of Elvis, it is a highly sought-after role. The names of the actors who have tested for the role have now been revealed.

According to The Hollywood Reporter and other sources, Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass), and Miles Teller (Whiplash) have all tested already.

In addition, singer Harry Styles of One Direction and Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). It’s not clear if any other actors have tested so far or if studio WarnerBros. is favoring any actor in particular at this juncture. Whatever the case, THR says WarnerBros. is looking to cast its Elvis in the “coming weeks.”

What is already confirmed is that Tom Hanks will play Colonel Tom Parker, who was Elvis’ manager. The film will reportedly cover Elvis’ life, and specifically his relationship with Parker.

While Styles might be considered the most notable singer of the reported contenders, all of the Elvis candidates mentioned in the reports can sing.

Luhrmann earned the Best Picture Oscar nomination for 2001’s Moulin Rouge. He also directed the movies Romeo + Juliet, Australia, and The Great Gatsby, all of which were critically acclaimed.

Netflix’s The Witcher TV show will have a major presence at San Diego Comic-Con later this month. The streaming network has announced (via Deadline) it will host a panel at the convention center’s biggest hall–Hall H–on Friday, July 19, where it will discuss more about the much-anticipated show.

The panel runs from 2:15 PM to 3 PM PT, though it’s unclear at this stage if it’ll be streamed. Also unclear is who from the show may be on the panel. The three main stars as Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Frey Allan, who play Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri respectively. They could show up, while another likely candidate is showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich (The West Wing, Daredevil, The Umbrella Academy).

Actress Yvette Nicole Brown (Drake & Josh, Avengers: Endgame) will moderate the panel. The 10-episode first season is scheduled to premiere in 2019, and a start-date could be among the announcements at Comic-Con. No footage from the show has been released yet, either, so a first trailer might also be on tap, but nothing is confirmed.

The Witcher TV show is set on “The Continent,” which is a place where humans, elves, gnomes, witchers, and monsters live in disharmony. According to Netflix, the line between good and evil is “not easily identified.” You can check out the first images of Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri in the embed above.

The Witcher TV show is based on the books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski not the video game series from CD Projekt Red. That’s why Geralt only has one sword, not two, in the key art. Hissrich wondered aloud if there will be a “rumble” between those who enjoy the books and those who like the games.

She also posted character descriptions for each of the three main characters; she described Geralt as “stoic, circumspect, balance, and fierce,” while Ciri is “resilient, relentless, brazen, and growing.” Yennefer is “fiery, proud, shrewd, and contradictory.”