Todd Phillips, director of the upcoming Joker standalone movie, posted the first official photo of Joaquin Phoenix as the title character to his Instagram account Sunday. The character, however, is not quite you might be expecting.
The photo seen below shows a long-haired, gaunt Phoenix with the caption “Arthur,” we we can take that as being this particular Joker’s real name before he transforms into the Clown Prince of Crime.
Joaquin Phoenix as “Arthur” in The Joker.
It’s time for WWE superstars to be completely enclosed by a giant chain-linked cage. Coming to the AT&T Center in Dallas, Texas today is WWE’s latest event, Hell in a Cell. Superstars from both Smackdown and Raw will battle it out at this PPV, and a few of their matches will take place in the dreaded Hell in a Cell match.
The PPV is coming to the WWE Network and PPV today, airing at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET / 12 AM BST (Sept. 17), with a Kickoff show starting one hour prior. Multiple championships will be on the line, but surprisingly, neither the Intercontinental nor United States Championships will be defended at this show.
However, there are still six title matches to look forward to, including Roman Reigns taking on Braun Strowman in a Hell in a Cell match for the Universal Championship, in which Mick Foley will be the special guest referee. Additionally, Samoa Joe takes on AJ Styles for the WWE Championship all while trying to become the new dad in the Styles’ household. That’s been one really weird storyline. There have been a lot of rumors for the PPV, some of which have been confirmed, and if you want to know our take on the show before it happens, we have predictions for every match.
Check out the match card below. The matches may not happen in the order listed. In case you’re not caught up, don’t worry; we put the final results in spoiler blocks.
Kickoff Show begins at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET.
While WWE’s PPV Hell in a Cell is about to kick off, it’s hard not to think about the recent announcement that Matt Hardy is calling it quits. He said it himself last night, and you can check out the video for yourself below. In addition to that news, there are plenty of rumors leading into the dual-branded PPV this evening. More often than not, these rumors are totally bunk, but most wrestling fans enjoy knowing more about what’s going on backstage, even if the info isn’t 100% accurate.
Things are sure to get chaotic when WWE’s PPV Hell in a Cell comes to the WWE Network and PPV on Sunday, September 16. This year’s event will be hosted by the AT&T Center in Dallas, Texas, and the show will begin at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT with a Kickoff Show starting one hour prior. There will be multiple title matches and at least two confirmed Hell in a Cell matches at the show.
So far, there aren’t any huge rumors leading into Hell in a Cell yet, but WWE programming still has to get through this week’s episodes of Raw and Smackdown to push forward, which is usually when the rumor mill really starts moving. Below, you can see the latest rumors for the upcoming PPV. If you’d like to know more, check out the updated match card for the show and our predictions.
The biggest news to come out prior to Hell in a Cell is Matt Hardy’s retirement. After a house show in Texas, Hardy took to Twitter to thank his fans and say that the Saturday evening match he had may be one of his final ones. You can check out the video for yourself in the tweet below.
[EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] It’s time for me to go home.. To be a father and a husband. I did so much more than I ever imagined I would do in this industry. Thanks for making this incredible journey with me, ladies and gentlemen. I love you all. https://t.co/xGbm8bKSQD
— MATTHEW MOORE HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) September 16, 2018
Since coming back to WWE, he’s won the Raw Tag Team Championships twice, once with his brother Jeff and once with his rival-turned-partner Bray Wyatt. Additionally, Hardy won the Andre the Giant Battle Royal at Wrestlemania. More than likely, Hardy will make a more official announcement on the September 17 episode of Raw.
As rumors get confirmed or debunked, we’ll keep you updated.
Make sure to come back to GameSpot on Sunday for live coverage of Hell in a Cell.
The Ultra Bonus Event is now underway in Pokemon Go, bringing an influx of Gen I Pokemon with it. For a limited time, Pokemon originally found in the Kanto region will appear much more frequently in the wild. That isn’t all, however; the three Legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres have all also returned to the game, but for only a few days.
From now until September 20, you’ll have another chance to fight the three Legendary birds in Raid Battles. While the three are available, the duration of Raid Battles has been extended to 90 minutes, giving you some extra time to battle and catch them. Niantic also says you’ll have a chance of running into Shiny versions of each Legendary.
On top of that, you’ll now be able to get your hands on some previously region-exclusive Pokemon. Until September 30, you’ll have a chance of hatching Farfetch’d, Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, and Tauros from 7 km Eggs. Each of the aforementioned Pokemon is typically only available in a certain part of the world, making this many players’ first opportunity to add them to their collections.
On the same day Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres leave Raid Battles, another Gen I Legendary, Mewtwo, will take their place beginning at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET. This isn’t the Psychic-type’s first appearance in Pokemon Go, but it has up until now only been available through the invite-only EX Raids. This marks the first time Mewtwo will be available in regular Raid Battles, making it much easier to finally capture one. It will appear in Raid Battles until October 23.
While not part of the Ultra Bonus Event, players still have only a few more days to capture a different Legendary Pokemon, Regirock, which is also scheduled to leave the game on September 20. Pokemon Go’s next Community Day event will take place not long afterward, on Saturday, September 22. This time, the featured Pokemon will be Chikorita, one of the three starters from Pokemon Gold and Silver.
PS4’s Spider-Man pits Peter Parker against some of his most powerful adversaries, like Scorpion and Electro. However, when the wall-crawler isn’t battling supervillains, he does what Spidey is best known for: being a friendly neighborhood hero.
Spider-Man truly shines in the small moments where Peter is helping out his fellow New Yorkers, and one of the more noteworthy sidequests has him chasing down pigeons for his friend Howard. In the video above, Joey discusses how this side quest works to both humanize Spidey as an everyday hero and acts as a tutorial to teach players how to achieve maximum effectiveness when it comes to web-swinging around the city. To help him out, a few of Joey’s feathery friends join him on camera.
Although it hasn’t been for very long, pigeons do have a history in video games. They typically show up as a background prop for cities, like in Super Mario Odyssey‘s New Donk City, but they also make for a good collectible that will get you roaming around an open-world playground, such as Spider-Man’s New York and Grand Theft Auto IV‘s Liberty City.
However, sometimes a game comes along that highlights pigeons’ real-world importance. 2016’s Battlefield 1, for example, captures the bird’s role during World War I as messengers and photographers. The game even built an entire multiplayer mode around teams battling it out for possession of a messenger pigeon.
Spider-Man is simply the most recent video game to recognize how incredible pigeons can be, both as a game mechanic and a narrative device. The game’s attention to small details like that is why we fell in love with Insomniac’s newest title. In our Spider-Man review, we gave the game a 9/10, complimenting it for perfectly capturing the feeling of being Spider-Man and using his abilities.
If you’re looking for more Spider-Man, you can watch our video of our favorite eight Spider-Man games of all time or our feature that covers the wall-crawler’s entire video game history. We also have an article that analyzes the final scenes of the game and how Silver Sable might tie into Spider-Man’s mid- and post-credits scenes.