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Ben Schwartz will apparently voice Sonic the Hedgehog in the upcoming movie about the rodent who runs really fast. Sources told Variety that Schwartz will take on the role, and the actor has since confirmed the report with his own tweet.

“I. Love. 90s. Blue. Iconic. Characters.,” Schwartz wrote. “I am beyond excited about this movie. It’s gonna be amazing. I have been training by running, wagging my finger, and impatiently tapping my foot. Gotta go fast!”

If true, Schwartz will join a cast that already includes Jim Carrey, James Marsden, and Tika Sumpter. Carrey just recently confirmed he will play the evil Robotnik, while Marsden will apparently take on the role of Sonic’s friend. It’s unknown who Sumpter will portray.

Schwartz has done prominent voicework before, as he voices Dewey Duck for Disney’s new Duck Tales show and Rutabaga Rabitowitz on Bojack Horseman. The actor played Jean-Ralphio on Parks & Recreation and more recently starred in the Netflix movie Happy Anniversary.

The Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which will mix CG and live-action, is due to hit theaters in November 2019. It is currently filming in parts of Canada.

The film is directed by Jeff Fowler, whose 2005 animated movie Gopher Broke was nominated for an Oscar. Deadpool 1 director Tim Miller is producing.

As suspected, Jim Carrey will play the evil Robotnik in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie for Paramount. He confirmed this during a Television Critics Association panel attended by The Hollywood Reporter. The movie will mix CG and live-action, and Carrey confirmed that his character will be live-action.

The movie is currently filming in Canada, and one of the first images from the set emerged recently. It shows off a billboard for the iconic Green Hill Zone from the series. In addition to Carey, the movie features James Marsden (Westworld) and Tika Sumpter (Ride Along).

Regarding the plot, producer Neal Moritz revealed to The Wrap that the movie will follow the buddy cop format, where Sonic teams up with a small town cop (Marsden) to stop Eggman.

The Sonic movie is being directed by Jeff Fowler, whose 2005 animated movie Gopher Broke was nominated for an Oscar. The Sonic movie is his first time directing a full-length film. Deadpool 1 director Tim Miller is producing.

The new Sonic movie is set for release on November 19, 2019; it was originally expected to premiere in 2018 before being delayed.

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Did you know you can still rent video games? It’s true. And between now and August 13, you can get a free one-night rental on select PS4 and Xbox One games. All you have to do is reserve the game you want online (the discount is added in your cart), go pick it up, and you’re looking at a night of free gaming.

Redbox will hold the game at the kiosk you select until 9 PM local time the day after you place your reservation. You can keep the game longer, but naturally you’ll have to pay the $3 rental fee for any additional nights.

There aren’t a ton of games on offer, but the ones that are available are mostly relatively new and well received. Right now on PS4, you can get recent releases like The Crew 2, Detroit: Become Human, Sonic Mania, Far Cry 5, and God of War. If you’re looking to pick something up for the kids, you can grab Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens or Plants Vs. Zombies 2.

Xbox One owners have a similar selection to choose from, including newer games like Monster Hunter World, Sea of Thieves, The Crew 2, and Dragon Ball FighterZ. You can pick up Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard for the little ones (or yourself) as well. Sorry, Nintendo fans: Redbox doesn’t offer Switch games.

So simply visit the Redbox website and find a game to reserve any night you feel like playing something new. Just make sure to do it soon, because the deal ends August 13.

For some people, the best thing about summer isn’t the sunny weather or beach vacations–it’s the PC game sales. Hardly a week has gone by this season without a new summer sale popping up on one of the many online purveyors of digital PC games. The latest such sale is now live at Fanatical, an online seller of Steam games. Better yet, if you enter the promo code SUMMER10 at checkout, you get an extra 10% off the sale price. Let’s take a look at some of the best deals on PC games you can find during the sale, which is going on between now and August 19.

Some huge titles are on sale right now, including brand-new games like Monster Hunter World, which just landed on PC. From our updated review: “While the PlayStation 4 version had its hiccups with getting the squad together, those aren’t present at all in the PC version, which makes the most of its integration with Steam to get you playing together in under a couple of minutes.” It’s on sale for $48.

A discounted game that just came out of Early Access is Dead Cells, a procedurally-generated Metroidvania game that plays great. It’s down to $20 right now. According to our Dead Cells review, “Dead Cells is a phenomenal effort to blend together some very disparate genres into a tight, cohesive whole. It’s one of the better examples of how to remix ideas without losing their individual strengths.”

Slightly older games are getting significantly bigger discounts. For instance, the RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is $35, down from $60. The extremely creepy Resident Evil 7 is only $18. And if you want to spend even less cash, you can pick up Ducktales: Remastered, Resident Evil 4, or Tropico 5 for just $5 each.

You can find more highlights in the list below, or hop over to Fanatical to see the full list of discounts. Just don’t forget to enter the promo code SUMMER10 at checkout to save even more money.

A new week means a new selection of PS4 game discounts are live on the PlayStation Store. You can see them all if you click over to the deals page. But instead of wading through a long, jumbled list of games and add-ons, why don’t you check out the highlights we’ve selected below? It’ll save you time and money. Just note that the deals end on August 14 and you’ll need a PS Plus membership to get the full discount for some of the games.

The meat of this week’s deals is the Quake-Con Sale Bethesda is running to go along with the gaming conference happening this week. For starters, you can grab Fallout 4 for $22.49 or the Game of the Year Edition, which comes with all the DLC expansions, for $30.

The shape-shifting alien shooter Prey is on sale this week for $15. Sizable discounts are also available on the games in the Dishonored, Evil Within, and Wolfenstein series (see below). And if you happen to have a PSVR headset, you can pick up Doom VFR for $20 or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR for $42.

Aside from Bethesda’s offerings, it’s mostly indie games on sale this week. You can curse at the delightfully difficult platformer N++ for $7.49, or pick up the Amnesia: Collection, which contains three spooky games that put you in the shoes of nearly helpless protagonists subjected to a series of horrors.

And one recent game that got largely overlooked is Onrush, available for $36. It’s technically a racing game, but it has a lot more going on in it than just trying to finish in first place. From GameSpot’s 9/10 Onrush review: “Calling Onrush a racing game is a tad reductive and maybe even a little disingenuous. Sure, there are two- and four-wheeled vehicles careening around a track with reckless abandon. But with no finishing lines in sight, achieving victory in Onrush is about much more than simply seeing who can reach a chequered flag first.”

You can see the full weekly deals here and the Quake-Con Sale here.