Deadpool 3: Ryan Reynolds Gives An Update On How The Movie Is Shaping Up

Ryan Reynolds has provided an update on Deadpool 3, commenting on the possibility that cameras will start rolling next year. Speaking to Collider, Reynolds said the project is in active development and is in “pretty good shape,” but he couldn’t be specific on the chance that production will actually begin in 2022.

“The percentage chance? I don’t know. I couldn’t assign a percentage to that. I’d say it’s 50/50 maybe? We’re really actively developing it and getting it into pretty good shape,” he said. “What the hell month is it? August? Oh next year? Probably pretty damn good. I’d say 70%.”

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Deadpool 3’s script is being written by Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin and Wendy Molyneux, who wrote for Bob’s Burgers previously. While Reynolds couldn’t say for sure if Deadpool 3 will begin filming next year, he praised the writing team and said it’s been fun working with them.

“It’s something that is just a daily process. Writing is kind of like that, you’ve gotta allot time to do it and walk away, and I’m working with the Molyneuxs on it; it’s been great,” he said. “They’re incredibly talented and so, so smart. They so understand that world and know how to zig when everyone’s expecting a zag, so it’s been a lot of fun.”

Deadpool 1 and 2 were released by 20th Century Fox, a movie studio that has since been purchased by Disney. There were questions about whether or not the family friendly Disney would keep making R-rated Deadpool movies, but Disney chief Bob Iger would later confirm on an earnings call that Disney would “continue in that business” in the future.

“We do believe there is room for the Fox properties to exist without significant Disney influence over the nature of the content, meaning that we see that there is certainly popularity amongst Marvel fans for the R-rated Deadpool films, as a for instance,” Iger said. “We’re going to continue in that business, and there might be room for more of that.”

While we’ll have to wait a while for Deadpool 3, Reynolds recently reprised the role in a promo for his new movie Free Guy, which comes to theaters on August 13.

Stranger Things Season 4 Premieres in 2022, First Glimpses of Footage Revealed

Stranger Things Season 4 is set to premiere in 2022, but in the meantime, the Netflix-based science fiction horror series has offered fans a first glimpse of what’s going on this time round in the upside-down.

A tweet from the official Stranger Things Twitter account has announced that the show will return for Season 4 in 2022. A short trailer accompanies the tweet which gives fans a sneak preview of what to expect in the upcoming season.

The trailer itself features the return of Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Will, and Lucas as well as a number of other cast members. Within the thirty-second teaser, fans are treated to a short clip of Milly Bobby Brown’s character sporting bangs as she’s held back by men in suits alongside a number of other short insights. The words “something’s coming,” can be heard, followed by “it is almost here.”

Despite Season 4’s plot currently being shrouded in mystery, Netflix previously released another teaser trailer for the show back in May which appears to suggest that the upcoming episodes will delve deeper into Eleven’s backstory. IGN reported on the trailer at the time of release, in which we see various children being experimented upon in what looks to be Hawkins National Laboratory.

The children in the trailer can be seen wearing hospital gowns the same as those depicted during Season 1 of the show before finally cutting to a shot of a door marked 11 and the words “Eleven, are you listening?”. The newest teaser trailer for the show features the same door in its opening shot which only adds to the speculation that we’ll learn more about Eleven’s past next year.

Netflix also confirmed that the show’s fourth season will add a number of new cast members. The company announced back in June that the show will add four new cast members. Amybeth McNulty (Vickie), Myles Truitt (Patrick), Regina Ting Chen (Ms. Kelly) and, Grace Van Dien (Chrissy) will all join the show’s talented roster. The new teaser trailer appears to briefly show Van Dien’s character performing a cheerleading routine in a blink-or-you’ll-miss-it snippet around the twenty-five-second mark.

For more on Stranger Things, you can check out our dedicated IGN page for a range of the show’s latest news.

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Stranger Things Season 4 Releasing In 2022, New Teaser Trailer Out Now

Stranger Things Season 4 will debut on Netflix in 2022, the streaming network has announced, though it did not share a specific date. While we have to wait until sometime next year to watch the fourth season, Netflix put out a new teaser trailer that heralds the events to come.

The video starts with footage from Seasons 1-3 before displaying what appears to be footage from Season 4. This comes after Netflix released a trailer that focused specifically on David Harbour’s Hopper character and what he’s been up to since we saw him last.

Stranger Things director Shawn Levy recently spoke about why Season 4 is taking so long to come out, and it comes down to the pandemic and the team’s bigger creative ambitions.

“It is a kind of perfect storm combination of COVID shutdown, slower pace of filming in COVID protocols and health protocols, which are necessary, and coincidentally we chose Season 4 to be by far–and I mean, by far, far, far–the most ambitious of the seasons,” he said.

Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, and Joe Keery are all returning for Season 4, while there are plenty of newcomers, too.

Dead Space Remake Could Be Out At The End of 2022 – Report

A few weeks ago, EA Motive announced its remake of Dead Space, with the team reimagining the first game in the series for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Although the tease was brief, it seems that Dead Space might be just over a year away from release.

According to GamesBeat, who have spoken to some members of the EA Motive team, the current plan is for Dead Space to launch at the end of 2022. This would put the game in EA’s 2023 fiscal year (April 2022 – March 2023), which means we might only get confirmation of a release window early in 2022. GamesBeat notes that this release window isn’t set in stone and is of course based on estimates that can change at any point.

The report also suggests that more of the project will be shown off before the end of the year, although the scope of what this might be is still up in the air. There aren’t many events left in the calendar year for big demos, but Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards in December are generally packed with gameplay reveals and trailers. If Dead Space was to make a splash before the end of the year, that would be an appropriate stage.

EA Motive has detailed its plans for this remake, saying that it plans to revive the Visceral Games series by reintroducing players to its universe. This remake will incorporate elements from the first and second game in the series, aiming for a single, cohesive camera cut throughout similar to Dead Space 2 and, more recently, God of War. The story will stick to the events of the first game, but EA Motive says it will cut elements that “don’t work”.

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Chronicle Sequel in the Works With a Female Lead

A Chronicle sequel is in the works at 20th Century Studios, with a female-led story that picks up a decade after the events of the original film.

Speaking to Forbes, producer John Davis reflected on his catalogue of work, citing 2012’s Chronicle as “one of the most financially successful movies” in his stable. He then confirmed that a sequel to the original sci-fi thriller is in development and that the plot will revolve around a cast of female characters, starring as the “next generation” of power-possessors.

“We’re working on Chronicle 2 right now, and I think it’s going to be great,” Davis revealed. “It’s going to give us a chance to tell the story in a different way. We’re going to tell it from the female point of view. It will have been ten years since the event happened in Seattle, and a lot of it’s going to deal with fake news and real news and cover-ups.

“More interestingly, it’s the next generation getting these powers that are corruptive,” he added, further elaborating on the plot for the sequel. “These are young women just finishing college, they are empowered, and this is their journey. I mean, what a new and interesting story you can tell there.”

The original movie was released in 2012 and starred Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, and Alex Russell as three high school students who developed uncanny powers beyond their understanding. The trio attempted to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, but their lives started to spin out of control and their darker sides started to take over.

Chronicle grossed $126.6 million worldwide, against a budget of $12 million. Davis noted that the movie then had “a huge afterlife in syndication,” which further elevated its success and opened the door for a potential sequel. Fox tapped Max Landis to write a script for Chronicle 2 in 2012, but he later dropped off the project as Fox was not happy with the script.

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Matt Damon Turned Down “A Bunch Of Money” For Bourne Game Because He Didn’t Want It To Be An FPS

Matt Damon has spoken about turning down “a bunch of money” to work on The Bourne Conspiracy video game because he wanted it to be more than a first-person shooter.

Appearing on Hot Ones, Damon was asked to confirm if it’s true that he declined to be in the game because he wanted it to be more like 1993 game Myst. It is true, and that’s why his voice and likeness was not used in the game, which was released in 2008.

“I just didn’t want to do just a first-person shooter,” he said. “They offered me a bunch of money. But I was like, ‘If you could make it more … a little more thought had to go into it. Like Myst.’ I love that game. So I was like, ‘More like Myst.’ They were like, ‘No,’ and just went and made it without me [laughs].”

Damon reportedly told The Boston Globe that he “lobbied hard” to make The Bourne Conspiracy game more like Myst, which is a puzzle game.

The Bourne Conspiracy game was developed by High Moon Studios. Developer Meelad Sadat told MTV News that the company never sat down with Damon, though an offer was extended to him for his involvement. After Damon declined, High Moon “decided to move away from celebrity involvement and take our Bourne into an original direction.”

Jeffrey Pierce voiced Jason Bourne in the game; he went on to voice Tommy in The Last of Us series.

As for the Bourne movie series, the last movie in the series was 2016’s Jason Bourne. Whether not the series continues with a sixth installment remains to be seen.

Damon’s latest movie is Stillwater, in which he plays an oil rig worker who goes to France to help save his daughter (Abigail Breslin). It’s directed by Spotlight’s Tom McCarthy and is in theaters now.

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Ryan Reynolds Says There’s a ‘70% Chance’ of Deadpool 3 Starting Production Next Year

Ryan Reynolds says there’s a ‘70% chance’ of Deadpool 3 starting production next year.

Speaking to Collider during a press day for the star’s upcoming film Free Guy, Reynolds spoke about the foul-mouthed superhero’s third outing. Hesitant to put a time frame on a start date for production, he said, “The percentage chance? I don’t know. I couldn’t assign a percentage to that. I’d say it’s 50/50 maybe? We’re really actively developing it and getting it into pretty good shape. What the hell month is it? August? Oh, next year? Probably pretty damn good. I’d say 70%.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Reynolds offered an update on the film’s writing process. “It’s something that is just a daily process. Writing is kind of like that, you’ve gotta allot time to do it and walk away, and I’m working with the Molyneuxs on it, it’s been great. They’re incredibly talented and so, so smart.” Bob’s Burger and Great North writers Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Wendy Molyneux were brought on as writers for Deadpool 3 in November.

The actor was full of praise for the Molyneux sisters, who sound like they have taken well to their new project: “They so understand that world and know how to zig when everyone’s expecting a zag, so it’s been a lot of fun.” he said. Deadpool’s unique style was a welcome addition to the superhero genre but it will be interesting to see how the writing team looks to improve this further to keep Deadpool 3 feeling fresh this time round.

The third installment will be particularl interesting given that Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed that Deadpool 3 will become part of the MCU – which could offer unique opportunities for cameo characters within the film. Despite the lack of R-rated movies in the franchise, Feige confirmed that Marvel Studios won’t be looking to curb Deadpool’s signature style. “It will be rated R and we are working on a script right now,” said Feige back in January.

In other Deadpool news, the Merc with a Mouth has been front and center in the marketing world recently. The superhero featured in his “first” MCU crossover as he sat down with Korg from Thor: Ragnarok to promote Reynolds’ latest film, Free Guy. As it turns out, Reynolds’ marketing pitches didn’t stop there. IGN recently reported that the actor floated the idea of a Deadpool and Bambi crossover to Disney in which the superhero would have sat down to interrogate the hunter who killed Bambi’s mother. Spoilers, it’s not what you think – or actually, maybe it’s exactly what you think.

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Netflix Confirms The Witcher Season 2 Starts With A Grain Of Truth Story

Netflix’s The Witcher is returning for its second season in December, and now we’ve learned that it will kick off with an adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s short story, A Grain of Truth. In a new video from Netflix Geeked, showrunner Lauren H. Hissrich acknowledged that it’s been the “worst kept secret that we’ve had,” which is surely a reference to how Netflix has been teasing some kind of reveal for A Grain of Truth for a long time already.

But now it’s confirmed: Season 2 will kick off with A Grain of Truth, and Hissrich said she’s especially pleased to be able to do this because she wasn’t sure if they would get to work on more short story adaptations on the show. The episode features Geralt, Ciri, and Nivellen, who is new to the series and will be played by Kristofer Hivju from Game of Thrones.

“It’s a story of a father and daughter coming together in a place that doesn’t quite feel safe for them. And of course, we really get into Nivellen, who is played by the incomparable Kristofer Hivju,” Hissrich said. “And we get to explore his character and his back story with Geralt as well. It’s really the perfect kick off for season two because it’s about family. It’s about the secrets that we keep from each other, and it’s about the monsters that we are inside sometimes.”

The Witcher: Season 2 premieres December 17 on Netflix. Ahead of that, Netflix’s Witcher anime, Nightmare of the Wolf, debuts on August 23.

Outside of the TV series, a new Pokemon Go-style game called The Witcher: Monster Slayer is out now, while The Witcher 3’s new PS5 and Xbox Series X|S edition will launch this year.

The Age Of Empires 4 Closed Beta Just Went Live

First announced in 2017, over a decade after the last main Age Of Empires title was released, Age of Empires IV is finally ready to be played by the public. The new game from Xbox’s World’s Edge studio has been released into closed beta, with access open to members of the Age Insider program.

The current beta is due to run from August 5 to August 16, with invitations extended to select members of the Age Insiders program. The content that’s being made playable for beta testers includes the tutorial mission, as well as regular matches for up to eight AI or human players. Insiders will be able to play in a number of maps, each with various size and biome options, while four of the eventual eight launch civilizations will be playable–Mongol, English, Delhi Sultanate, and Chinese.

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Unfortunately if you weren’t already registered as an Insider before August 3, you won’t be able to participate in this beta, but it’s interesting to know that some fans will be getting their hands on the new Age of Empires game over the next week and a bit.

If you do want to check out Age of Empires IV ahead of its release on October 28 this year, you can still sign up to the Insiders program to get a look in on upcoming beta tests, with testing happening across both the Microsoft Store and Steam.

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The Suicide Squad Post-Credits Scenes Explained

Warning: full spoilers ahead for The Suicide Squad!

Does James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad have mid- and post-credits scenes? It absolutely does, and we’re going to explain what they mean and what comes next.

But to explain the credits scenes at the end of DC’s The Suicide Squad, we’ll need to go into full spoilers, so beware!

The Suicide Squad Mid-Credits Scene

The Suicide Squad mid-credits scene returns us to the Corto Maltese beach from the beginning of the movie where many Task Force X members met their grisly end. We see that Weasel (Sean Gunn) survived his apparent drowning and is back on his two furry feet.

Weasel’s watery death was played off as a joke, as the mission coordinators back at base blamed each other for not checking to make sure Weasel could swim before sending him on a mission where he would have to dive into the ocean and swim to shore. But now Weasel is alive, so who’s laughing now?

The Suicide Squad Post-Credits Scene

The Suicide Squad’s post-credits scene reveals that John Cena’s Peacemaker also survived his seemingly mortal wound. Two of Amanda Waller’s subordinates, John Economos (Steve Agee) and Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), check-in on him recovering in a hospital, saying they need him for a new mission.

Peacemaker lost his climactic gun duel against Idris Elba’s Bloodsport and caught a teeny, tiny bullet in his neck, and though the blood gushing from his neck looked convincingly fatal, it turns out he managed to hang onto dear life. This twist won’t be a surprise to anyone who already heard the news that Peacemaker will be starring in a spin-off TV show set to debut on the HBO Max streaming service in January 2022.

The Peacemaker show is written by The Suicide Squad’s James Gunn, who will also be directing some of its eight episodes.

Cena will once again play Peacemaker as part of an ensemble cast. Reprising their roles from The Suicide Squad is Steve Agee as John Economos and Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt. Freddie Stroma will play Adrian Chase aka Vigilante, a gun-toting DC Comics anti-hero. Joining them will be two characters created for the show, Clemson Murn (Chukwudi Iwuji) and Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks).

Though no official plot details have been released, the post-credits scene leads us to believe the show will follow Peacemaker on whatever new mission he’s been assigned. Given how his secret mission to destroy all evidence linking the United States to Starro was a key point in The Suicide Squad, it wouldn’t surprise us to learn more about how he became Amanda Waller’s special enforcer.

It’s probably a given that the show will delve into Peacemaker’s backstory. In the comics, he was a troubled army veteran named Christopher Smith who became dedicated to the contradictory philosophy of achieving peace through whatever violent means necessary. After committing a heinous war crime, he was “rehabilitated” by the US government, and became the costumed anti-hero Peacemaker. So there’s plenty of material for the Peacemaker show to cover.

What did you think of The Suicide Squad and its two end-credits scenes? Let us know in the comments. And also be sure to check out our The Suicide Squad review and our breakdown of everyone who died in The Suicide Squad.