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Anthony Ramos is in talks to star in the new Transformers movie. The Hamilton and Trolls World Tour star will take the lead role in the film, which will be directed by Creed II’s Steven Caple Jr.

According to Deadline, Ramos is in “final negotiations” to lead the next film in the Transformers franchise, which has been written by Joby Harold (John Wick Chapter 3, the upcoming Army of the Dead). The movie was announced in November last year, and Ramos has reportedly been the first choice to star since then. The site also states that Ramos has been testing with potential co-stars, including Kiki Layne (The Old Guard) and Dominque Fishback (Judas and the Black Messiah).

The film is one of two new Transformers movies in the works at Paramount. Last week, it was reported that Charm City King director Angel Manuel Soto and The Defenders writer Marco Ramirez had been hired to make another film that would be separate from the main universe of Transformers movies featured in Michael Bay’s five films and the spin-off Bumblebee.

There are several animated Transformers projects on the way too. In May last year, it was reported that Toy Story 4’s Josh Cooley was making a new animated movie, and there’s also a 26-episode Nickelodeon series in production. The final season of the animated Netflix show Transformers: War For Cybertron is also expected later this year.

For more, check out GameSpot’s guide to the biggest upcoming movies of 2021.

CW’s live-action adaptation of the Cartoon Network’s Powerpuff Girls series is gearing up for its pilot, and that means tons of casting news. The latest actor to join the cast is Nicholas Podany The Cursed Child), who will play the live-action version of frequent Powerpuff foe Mojo Jojo, Variety reports.

Podany will play the part of Joseph “Jojo” Mondel Jr., who Variety says was a “nerdy, power-hungry, insecure” kid obsessed with the Powerpuff Girls. Interestingly, there’s no word on whether Podany will be getting into a chimp costume for the series or if he’ll be simply playing a villain with the same name. By giving him a full name, though, the writers seem to be taking a page from the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime, which gives characters names like “Joseph Joestar” and “Kujo Jotaro” and shortens them to “JoJo.” It also seems to suggest that he’ll be playing the character as human, but that’s pure speculation. He could wear some chimp-themed prosthetics, or be all CGI like The Flash’s Gorilla Grodd.

The previously-announced cast includes Chloe Bennett (Agents of Shield), Dove Cameron, and Yana Perrault as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. Donald Faison (Scrubs) will play the part of Powerpuff creator Professor Utonium. The show, titled Powerpuff, will follow the now-grown Powerpuff Girls as they contend with losing their childhood to crime fighting and try to navigate relationships in the wake of that trauma. Of course, something will happen that forces the trio to re-unite.

Powerpuff is in the “pilot” stage right now, with Maggie Kiley set to direct and executive produce. Heather Regnier and Diablo Cody (Juno) are writing and executive producing the show. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and David Madden will produce the pilot, too.

The future of the DC movie universe is changing. Following the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League and with James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad on the way, two movies in the works have been canceled As revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, Ava Duvernay’s adaptation of New Gods, as well as James Wan’s Aquaman spin-off The Trench, will not move past the development stage.

A statement from Warner Bros. and DC reads, “As part of our DC slate, some legacy development titles including New Gods and The Trench will not be moving forward. We thank our partners Ava DuVernay, Tom King, James Wan, and Peter Safran for their time and collaboration during this process and look forward to our continued partnership with them on other DC stories. The projects will remain in their skillful hands if they were to move forward in the future.”

With the projects not moving forward, DuVernay took to Twitter to offer her thoughts, thanking writer King. “Tom, I loved writing NEW GODS with you,” she tweeted. “I’m upset that the saga of Barda, Scott, Granny, Highfather, and The Furies ends this way. Diving into Kirby’s Fourth World was the adventure of a lifetime. That can’t be taken away. Thank you for your friendship. And remember… #DarkseidIs”

That hashtag refers to Darkseid, a villainous character that appeared in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, as portrayed by Ray Porter, that was also going to play a role in New Gods. DuVernay even tweeted Porter about the news, writing, “I’m told the studio will be speaking about their recent decision about NEW GODS characters soon. I hope our paths cross one day, sir. If not in the Fourth World, then in another.”

At this point, we know of five other planned movies in the DC Extended Universe that are still happening. The Suicide Squad, as previously mentioned, releases in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6. After that, Black Adam starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson arrives in 2022. There are also a Flash film, and sequels to both Aquaman and Shazam! in the works.

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The Suicide Squad director James Gunn has revealed a new trailer for the upcoming August film. And while the first trailer was a laugh riot, the newest Suicide Squad trailer is a bit more serious.

According to Gunn, he didn’t want to give people the same thing over and over again, which you can see when you check out the trailer for yourself below. “That bugs me when they do that,” Gunn said in a tweet. “If we’re going to ask fans to watch TWO, let’s give them a reason to do so, focusing on different aspects of our film.”

The Suicide Squad will arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6. Various promotional videos have been arriving online and on TV for the film, four months prior to the release. We can expect to see even more in the upcoming months leading to the film’s release.

The movie stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller–all of whom are reprising their roles from David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad movie. New to the cast are are Idris Elba as Bloodsport, John Cena as Peacemaker, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Sean Gunn as Weasel, Sylvester Stallone as King Shark, Michael Rooker as Savant, and Peter Capaldi as Thinker. The film follows a group of supervillain convicts who are given the chance to take time off their sentences by completing various impossible tasks–or suicide missions.

One thing comic book fans have noticed is that King Shark looks quite a bit different in the upcoming movie, as he isn’t a hammerhead shark anymore. “I did tests with the hammerhead design, which I love & originally thought I’d use,” explained Gunn. “But having eyes on the sides far apart made it incredibly awkward shooting interactions with other people. You couldn’t really see him looking at the other person & the shots tended to be too wide.”

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The upcoming Uncharted movie has been pushed back by Sony to February 18, 2022. Prior to this announcement, it was going to release on February 11.

The Columbia Pictures film–a subsidiary of Sony–will have a theatrical release in early 2022 in premium large formats and in IMAX. The film is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland: Double Tap) featuring a screenplay by Art Marcum (Iron Man) & Matt Holloway (Iron Man) and Rafe Judkins (Agents of SHIELD).

The upcoming movie is based on the game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Tom Holland will star as Nathan Drake and will feature Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan, Sophia Ali as Chloe Frazer, and Antonio Banderas in an unrevealed role.

The Uncharted movie was originally going to release on July 16, 2021 before it was pushed to February 11, 2022 earlier this year.

Star Holland was putting in the work for this movie, which involved a lot of action sequences for him. “I was getting so beat,” he told Esquire. “I was battered and bruised, and I had tendinitis in my hamstring. I will never do a sword-fight scene ever again.”

The Uncharted movie has been in development hell since 2008, and a lot has happened since then. Check out GameSpot’s breakdown of everything that’s happened to the Uncharted movie the past 13 years.

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What E3 2021 will look like remains a mystery, but the first official details are beginning to come to light. The ESA announced on Thursday that E3 2021 will go ahead as a digital show, at least in part. And, in response to a leak that suggested it might charge for attendance or certain content, E3 2021’s digital show will be free for all attendees and not include any sort of paywall.

The wording of the ESA’s announcement doesn’t make it clear if E3 2021 will be an all-digital show or if it will have some physical presence as well. We won’t have to wait much longer to learn more about what’s in store, as the ESA said the first details will be announced “very soon.”

A spokesperson for the ESA told GameSpot, “We’ve been hard at work to deliver a free experience for everyone interested in E3 2021, and we’re excited to share further details soon.” Subsequently, a spokesperson added that “there will be no elements at E3 2021 that will be behind a paid-for pass or paywall,” denying what was outlined in leaked documents obtained by VGC.

This information comes after pitch documents for a new, all-digital E3 showcase leaked earlier this year and pointed to significant changes for the event as it shifted away from a physical show to a digital one in the wake of the pandemic. We still don’t know more about the nature and structure of E3 2021 as it relates to an online vs. physical setup.

There is also no official word yet on when E3 2021 could take place, or what fans can expect in terms of programming and content. E3 traditionally takes place in early-to-mid June.

Although E3 2021 will go ahead, it won’t be the only show in town this summer. Microsoft, and its new subsidiary Bethesda, are planning their own showcases outside of E3. It’s also expected that other publishers will do the same with their own standalone events at different points throughout the year.

E3 was once the biggest show in video games in terms of profile and prominence, though Gamescom is much larger when it comes to total attendance in pre-pandemic years. E3 has been on the outs for years now, as major publishers like PlayStation, EA, and others jumped ship to host their own events outside of E3 and away from the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The ESA itself, which organizes E3 every year, has faced increased scrutiny and criticism of late as well. Its former CEO, Michael Gallagher, was criticized for his ties to President Trump, while Variety reported that half of the group’s leadership either quit or were fired in 2019.

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Best Buy is celebrating April Fools’ Day by having its own silly sale, which we’ll call April Pools’ Day. The entertainment retailer is offering up deep discounts on the various Deadpool movies. Sure, there are technically only two Deadpool movies, but there are various releases of both of them.

Aside from the home releases of the theatrical cuts of the 2016 film and its 2018 sequel, there are two other notable versions of Deadpool 2. First is Once Upon a Deadpool, the PG-13 version of the movie. Because Deadpool 2 is a rated R movie due to violence and language, this version is cleaned up a little bit. However, it features Deadpool reading the story of the film to Fred Savage to add a little bit more time to the movie. Yes, it’s the exact same framing device as The Princess Bride–because that was on purpose.

Finally, there’s the extended cut of the movie or The Super Duper Cut. Obviously, this is a longer version of the movie adding 15 more minutes of jokes and violence you didn’t get to see in the theatrical cut. While this version of the movie may not add a lot to the plot or story, it’s definitely a must-have for fans of the franchise.

Below, you’ll find all six deals for Deadpool, so you can collect every version of the movie that’s been released so far. However, some deals have already started to sell out.

As for the future of the Deadpool franchise, now that the Merc with a Mouth is part of the Disney family, Ryan Reynolds confirmed that they are working on Deadpool 3 back in January, and yes, it will be rated R. One of the original plots–before Disney bought Fox–Reynolds revealed that “Deadpool 3 was gonna be a road trip between Deadpool and Logan. Rashomon style. For real.” Obviously, that’s not going to happen now though.