biteho.com

Emily Blunt has signed on for a new project at Amazon that will see her re-team with Dwayne Johnson’s production company for a movie about Pinkerton detective Kate Warne.

Deadline reports that Blunt will star as Warne, the first female to become a detective at the Pinkerton Agency, for a new action-adventure movie centered around the real-life sleuth, who is dubbed “a female Sherlock Holmes,” spotlighting how she “paved the way for future women in law enforcement and forever changed how detective work was done.”

As well as starring in the picture, Blunt will serve as a producer under her own Ledbury Productions banner alongside Dwayne Johnson, Hiram Garcia, and Dany Garcia via Seven Bucks, with Kimberly Bialek overseeing the project. Kristina Sorensen will also produce via Kristina Sorensen Productions. Gustin Nash will write the script and executive produce.

Amazon Studios is said to have acquired the Kate Warne movie from a “highly competitive” situation. It comes hot on the heels of the recent box office success of Jungle Cruise, starring Blunt and Johnson. The movie sailed its way to a US box office win, earning $34.2 million in its opening weekend, plus $30 million on Disney+ and $27.6 million at the international box office.

IGN’s review of Disney’s Jungle Cruise called it “a joyous summer romp rooted by a fun script and some completely captivating chemistry between stars Johnson and Blunt,” though we noted, “the mythology elements don’t always work, and some of the villains fizzle, but whenever the leads are on screen, including Jack Whitehall, the film finds its heart and soul.”

For more, take a behind-the-scenes look at some of the movie’s action scenes, watch an extended clip of Blunt’s daring escape, and then see how the cast fared in our jungle quiz.

Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

The original upload of this year’s QuakeCon schedule appears to suggest that a ‘revitalized edition’ of id Software’s classic FPS, Quake, could be announced at the convention this month.

The schedule features a panel called ‘Let’s talk Quake’, set to go live at 7:30am PT on Friday, August 20. When originally uploaded, the description of this panel stated “Quake is back, in this special stream John Linneman from Digital Foundry talks to Jerk Gustafsson of MachineGames about the title’s iconic legacy and what it meant to both of them. The pair will also discuss the additional content MachineGames have contributed to this revitalized edition.”

The wording of the panel description has since been altered to remove any mention of a “revitalized edition”, but the original version can still be found by using the Wayback Machine to view the schedule on its first upload from August 12.

The mention of a revitalized edition in the panel description, and its subsequent removal, suggests that Bethesda could be set to announce an updated version of Quake at QuakeCon this year, featuring new content developed by MachineGames.

The timing of this does make sense; id Software first launched Quake in June 1996, making this year the game’s 25th anniversary. A new version of Quake – be it a remaster, re-release, or something else – would line up with how major gaming milestones are sometimes celebrated, such as this year’s release of the original Zelda on a new Game and Watch device for the 35th anniversary. MachineGames also has history with Quake, having previously celebrated its 20th anniversary by releasing a new episode of the game back in 2016.

Happy 20th to Quake @idsoftware! As a gift to the fans, we created a new episode of the game https://t.co/BTgju8tLuI pic.twitter.com/gHlxBgjcBU

— machinegames (@machinegames) June 24, 2016

MachineGames’ designer, Jerk Gustafsson, has also previously stated in a Reddit AMA in 2019 that “developing a Quake game is and will always be on my bucket list.”

To find out any official details about what may or may not be coming for Quake’s 25th anniversary, and whether Gustafsson can finally add that tick to his bucket list, tune into QuakeCon, which begins on August 19. Until then though, it might be time to reboot up the original, arm yourself to the teeth, and take on Shub-Niggurath one more time. Make sure to check out our dedicated page for Quake to find out a range of the latest news to come from the series.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

The first image of the upcoming Apple TV movie Finch has been released to give fans a first glimpse at what’s in store for Tom Hanks in his latest film.

As shared by Apple TV’s official Twitter account, the studio said “Tom Hanks is Finch, the head of an unlikely family on a journey to rediscover the joy and wonder of what it means to be alive.” The studio finished the drop by also announcing that the movie will debut on November 5 on Apple TV+.

.@TomHanks is #Finch, the head of an unlikely family on a journey to rediscover the joy and wonder of what it means to be alive. Streaming November 5, only on Apple TV+ pic.twitter.com/fJxsd7zOdH

— Apple TV (@AppleTV) August 12, 2021

Originally announced as BIOS in 2017, the film was previously scheduled to release in cinemas last year. After several pandemic induced delays, BIOS was retitled Finch and sold to Apple TV+, where it will debut later this year.

Miguel Sapochnik, previously known for the Game of Throne’s epic-scale episode Battle of the Bastards, is directing the film. It is also set to star X-Men First Class and Get Out’s Caleb Laundry Jones as Hanks’ android, Jeff. From what Apple has shared about the film so far, Hanks plays Finch, an out of sorts robotics engineer who is one of the few known-survivors in a world largely decimated by a catastrophic solar event. Having spent many years locked away in a bunker with his dog, Goodyear, Finch builds Jeff to look after he’s gone.

The film sets the duo out on an ambitious quest across the American West, where the ambitious engineer strives to show his robotic creation the joy and wonder felt in being alive. Apple has described the post-apocalyptic drama as the “moving adventure of one man’s quest to ensure that his beloved canine companion will be cared for after he’s gone.”

In other related news, Apple TV+ recently announced that its award-winning comedy series Ted Lasso was the platform’s biggest ever launch when it returned for its Season 2 premiere. The hit-comedy features Jason Sudeikis as a naïve happy-go-lucky Premier League coach in fabulous feel-good form. If you’re still catching up with the latest antics of Coach Lasso then make sure to check out our Season 2 premiere review.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Cardy, Dale and Jesse are here to tell you all about the thousands of zombies they killed in Back 4 Blood. Cardy’s also gone hands-on with Black Panther from the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers: War for Wakanda expansion, while Dale has been playing Far Cry in VR and for some reason replaying Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order. Jesse also politely reminds us of the existence of the turn of the millennium children’s sitcom, My Parents are Aliens.

Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast and be featured in the feedback section, please send messages to: [email protected].

IGN UK Podcast #605: Darth Maul + Rio Ferdinand = Darth Merkin’

• IGN UK Podcast #604: Welcome to British Sitcom Smash
• IGN UK Podcast #603: John Cena’s Jungle Ascent
• IGN UK Podcast #602: The Legend of Zelda – Tale of the Bush Fighter
• IGN UK Podcast #601: Whales are Scarier than Sharks
• IGN UK Podcast #599.5: Not Quite 600

Hasbro and Hero Collector are joining forces to launch their first-ever Kickstarter campaign for an all-new Transformers Chess Set that is modeled after the classic 1980s Generation One (G1) Transformers animated cartoon.

The Kickstarter launches today, August 13, and has a planned delivery date of Q4 2022. There are a ton of different backer gifts to choose from if you wish to help support the project, including a Transformers pin badge, Transformers profile book, and more exclusive Gen-1 chess pieces.

This Transformers chess set features 32 unique game pieces – 16 for the heroic Autobots and 16 for the villainous Deceptions in robot form – and each model is digitally sculpted, casted in metallic resin, and then painted by hand.

Each model stands 4-6” tall on a base that is marked with their respective emblem, and the board itself is Cybertron-themed and features color-coded symbols in Autobot red or Decepticon purple.

Some of the iconic Transformers already revealed as chess pieces are as follows;

• Autobot King: Optimus Prime – The beloved commander of the Autobots, Optimus Prime championed freedom in countless clashes across Cybertron – and Earth, where he adopted his famous truck alternate mode.
• Autobot Knight: Hot Rod – A young and brash Autobot with a race car alt-mode, Hot Rod eventually grew to lead the Autobots – as Rodimus Prime!
• Autobot Pawn: Bumblebee – The heart of the Autobots, Bumblebee was quick to befriend their human allies in his iconic yellow beetle alt-mode.
• Autobot Pawn: Prowl – The surly strategist of the Autobots, Prowl’s police car alt-mode suited his no-nonsense personality.
• Decepticon King: Megatron – The feared leader and founder of the Decepticons, and the eternal nemesis of Optimus Prime, Megatron sought nothing less than complete iron-fisted domination of Cybertron!
• Decepticon Queen: Starscream – The scheming second-in-command of the Decepticons, Starscream constantly plotted to overthrow Megatron.
• Decepticon Knight: Soundwave – The loyal comms officer of the Decepticons, Soundwave gathered intelligence using his trio of cassette-minions.
• Decepticon Knight: Shockwave – The ops commander of the Decepticons, Shockwave’s cold logic and laser-turret mode made him a deadly threat.

There will be much more information shared as the Kickstarter campaign progresses, including the full roster of chess pieces and details of potential stretch goals.

For more on Transformers, check out the new animated series that is headed to Nickelodeon, the new movie coming from Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto, and the $700 Optimus Prime Robot from Hasbro.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchcuk’s horror anthology series, American Horror Stories, has been renewed for a second season. Additionally, two new American Story spin-offs have also been greenlit.

FX Entertainment’s president, Eric Schrier, announced today that the network has placed an order for a Season 2 of the show, which is a spin-off from Murphy and Falchuk’s long-running American Horror Story. The second season will return on FX on Hulu in 2022.

The first season of American Horror Stories is currently ongoing, and will conclude on August 19. Unlike its parent show’s season-long plots told in a serialised format, American Horror Stories is a weekly anthology with episodic, stand alone horror tales each week.

Meanwhile, American Horror Story will air the first episode of its tenth season – named Double Feature – on August 25 on FX.

In addition to a new season of American Horror Stories, FX also announced that Murphy and Falchuk will be creating two new ‘American Story’ shows with collaborators Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. American Sports Story and American Love Story. ASS will be based on the rise and fall of NFL player Aaron Hernandez, while ALS will focus on the romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.

For more, check out our review of American Horror Stories’ two-part premiere. If you’re a fan of the main series, you’ll be pleased to know it’s locked in for seasons 11, 12, and 13.

Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD was the best-selling game of July 2021 in the United States, according to NDP Group. Additionally, PS5 led the console pack in terms of console sales last month.

The sales figures mean The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has become the first Nintendo game to top the US spending chart since Super Mario 3D World in February 2021. Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War finished in second place, and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin featured in third. The second instalment of the Monster Hunter Stories series has reportedly more than tripled the lifetime sales of its predecessor, Monster Hunter Stories, which was released on Nintendo DS to the US in September 2017.

Whilst Nintendo led the pack for full-game software spending in July, hardware sales across the month were a little more complicated. The Nintendo Switch led the pack for unit sales in the US, whilst the PlayStation 5 positioned itself in pole position for dollar sales in the month.

According to NPD’s report, video game hardware dollar sales in July grew by 98% when compared to the same period in 2020. At $323 million USD, that positions July 2021 as the highest total achieved in a month of July spending since 2008 ($447 million USD) when the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii were coming into their own. In terms of overall hardware sales for 2021 (which stand at $2.7 billion USD), the current year-to-date figure suggests that sales are up 50% compared to the same period last year.

Despite recent reports that the chip shortages affecting gaming hardware shortages could drag into 2023, Sony recently said that it has secured enough components to hit its goal of selling 22 million PS5s by the end of its current fiscal year. That could mean that PS5 continues to hold onto the highest dollar sales per month throughout the rest of the year.

In light of the game’s recent sales success, make sure to check out our review of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, in which we described the game as a masterpiece and awarded it a 10/10. Alternatively, if you’re currently in need of a few extra tips and hints during your playthrough of Skyward Sword then take a look at our complete strategy guide and walkthrough.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

With the final season of AMC’s long-running The Walking Dead upon us — which premieres Sunday, August 22 (and a week earlier, August 15, on AMC+) — we’re opening the floor up to you, the IGN audience, to find out which Walking Dead zompocalypse character is the most badass zombie killer on the show!

Season 11, which will contain 24 episodes overall, split into eight-episode batches, will bring us into the harsh realm of a crumbling Alexandria. In the wake of the Whisperer War, our heroes’ communities are in ruin. With supplies at an all-time low and morale suffering greatly, Daryl, Carol, Maggie, and the others must make a desperate play to protect their people. But with Negan along for the ride will Maggie be able to contain her rage and not sabotage best-laid plans because of vengeance? Meanwhile, now in a contained interrogation environment thanks to the armored, paranoid citizenry of the Commonwealth, Ezekiel, Eugene, Yumiko, and Princess must figure out if their new captors are friend or foe.

And with all that, there’s still an ample amount of walker wasting to be done! So who’s the best at slaying the undead? Is it Daryl and his trusty crossbow? Aaron and his spiked-mace hand? Negan doesn’t have Lucille anymore but he’s still one of the best ghoul gankers out there. And you don’t just get to vote for characters who are still alive. Eeeeeveryone is here: From early faces like Merle and T-Dog to gone-too-soon greats like Glenn, Tyreese, Shane, and more! The choice is yours…

Click here to start voting in the Walking Dead Walker Killer Face-Off!

What Is a Face-Off?

Like the name suggests, a Face-Off pits two things against one another and you decide which one is the superior of the two. In this case, you are voting to determine who the best Walking Dead character is. It’s possible to see certain characters multiple times so you can keep voting for your favorites to ensure they get ranked higher than the rest. IGN’s resident team of The Walking Dead experts pre-selected 101 amazing characters for you to choose from. These get randomly paired up and each time you pick a winner, it’s tracked.

How Do You Determine a Winner?

When voting ends on August 22, we tally up the total number of “wins” and “losses” each Walking Dead character has, and create a ranked list based on your choices that will go live on August 23. The character that won the most matchups will be crowned the “winner,” and in the event of a tied number of “wins,” the party member with the least “losses” will take the top spot. If you continue to keep voting for your favorite character, they’ll have a better chance of ranking high on the list. You can vote as many times as you want until the Face-Off closes.

How Do I Know When I’ve Clicked Through Everything?

It’s difficult to know when you’ve seen every Walking Dead character included because they are matched randomly and there are so many possible match-ups. Playing until you vote for all your favorite characters or ensuring that certain characters don’t get in the winner’s circle are different options you can take with a Face-Off. By deciding the winner throughout all these matchups, you’re ensuring that your picks for the best Walking Dead character will have a fighting chance to reach the top of the list.

Which Walking Dead Characters Have You Included?

The list of Walking Dead characters has been decided by IGN staff, with the characters coming from the main The Walking Dead show on AMC. This list includes characters who are no longer with us but still deserve a chance to be crowned the best.

Click here to start voting in The Walking Dead character Face-Off!

For more on The Walking Dead, check out the latest trailer for the 11th and final season, which will be split into three parts and is set to premiere on August 22, 2021. If you have a subscription to AMC+, you will be able to stream all episodes one week early.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.