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Captain Marvel 2 is in the works, and a new report suggests that a director has been found. Deadline is reporting that Nia DaCosta, the director behind the Jordan Peele-produced Candyman movie coming out later this year, is attached to direct the Marvel movie.

Disney and Marvel provided the outlet with no comment, so take this with a grain of salt for now, but it seems likely. DaCosta has only directed one feature before Candyman, an indie picture called Little Woods, which reviewed well. Along with directing, she also wrote the screenplay for Candyman, which is looking terrifying.

DaCosta, who is currently 30 years old, will likely tie with Ryan Coogler (who released Black Panther at 32) as the youngest Marvel movie director when the film premieres.

The first Marvel movie to be directed entirely by a woman will be Black Widow, directed by Cate Shortland. 2021’s The Eternals will be directed by Chloe Zhao. Captain Marvel was the first Marvel film to focus primarily on a female superhero.

It was previously reported that WandaVision writer Megan McDonnell was working on a script. The first Captain Marvel film was written and directed by team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

Captain Marvel 2 is currently planned for a 2022 release, but with the COVID-19 pandemic shifting schedules around, that could change.

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Despite persistent rumors suggesting the contrary, Microsoft has stated that it has no plans to discontinue Xbox Live Gold soon.

The statement comes in response to a change in the Microsoft Services Agreement, with references to Xbox Live Gold now reading as “Xbox online service.” The change seemed to confirm reports that Xbox Live Gold was about to be discontinued in favor of a free online service, but Microsoft has refuted that categorically.

“The update to ‘Xbox online service’ in the Microsoft Services Agreement refers to the underlying Xbox service that includes features like cross-saves and friend requests,” a Microsoft spokesperson told GameSpot. “This language update is intended to distinguish that underlying service, and the paid Xbox Live Gold subscription. There are no changes being made to the experience of the service or Xbox Live Gold.”

Although the statement makes it clear that Xbox Live Gold isn’t going anywhere, it doesn’t rule out potential changes to the service. One change could be a shift to exclude free multiplayer titles from requiring Xbox Live Gold to play, which would work perfect with the recently announced Halo Infinite multiplayer that will be free-to-play. Without this change, Microsoft would in effect be charging players on Xbox for a service that is free to their PC player base.

In contrast, Sony already omits many free-to-play shooters, such as Fortnite and Apex Legends, from its PlayStation Plus program. Microsoft is reportedly set to host another stream this month focusing on more Xbox Series X titles and the rumored Lockhart Xbox console, so we might hear more about these plans then.

The mustaches will live on. TruTV has announced a Season 3 renewal for firefighter comedy Tacoma FD. The series, created by Broken Lizard comedy troupe members Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme, follows a group of firefighters in Tacoma, Washington, a place without many fires to fight. But who needs fires when you can watch members of the team join a choir or compete in boxing matches with local cops?

After debuting Season 2 in March, TruTV general manager Bryan Weitz said in a statement that the show’s popularity is still increasing. “With Tacoma FD’s fanbase continuing to grow, the show is a huge success story for us, and we can’t wait to see what kind of Station 24 shenanigans Kevin, Steve, and the incredible cast come up with next,” he explained.

According to a press release, viewers will get to watch Lemme and Heffernan get the renewal news themselves, during the August 6 episode of Talkoma FD–the aftershow hosted by the duo. Naturally, their reaction falls right in line with the type of comedy fans have come to expect from the guys behind movies like Super Troopers.

“I’m incredibly excited,” Lemme said. “Mostly because I get to watch Kevin begin his arduous, six-month mustache-growing process. He only has 12 hair holes in his upper lip, so it takes some time.”

Of course, even during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Heffernan is keeping his mustache game strong. Appearing in a recent short written film from the writer of Minions and The Secret Life of Pets Brian Lynch, Heffernan appeared as the victim of a truly ridiculous prank call. You can check that out below.

New episodes of Tacoma FD air Thursdays at 10 PM ET/PT. The aftershow Talkoma FD follows at 10:30 PM ET/PT. In other TruTV news, it was also announced that even more episodes of Impractical Jokers are on the way, with production restarting soon.

Fans of the comedy group known as The Tenderloins, a collective made up of Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn, and Sal Vulcano, will be happy to know there is a lot more of the Impractical Jokers headed to both truTV and HBO Max in the near future as production has resumed on Season 9 of the series.

However, that’s not all. 10 more episodes of the quarantine-friendly Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party–which will air this fall–have been ordered for truTV as well. Additionally, the Impractical Jokers movie will make its way to HBO Max on September 1. The film follows the group as they head to a Paula Abdul concert, and along the way, they challenge each other to embarrassing tasks, of course.

Additionally, truTV’s incredibly fun and purposely cringe-worthy game show The Misery Index, hosted by Jameela Jamil (The Good Place) and featuring the Impractical Jokers, has been renewed for Season 3. The second half of Season 2 will arrive this October.

“We’re excited to continue growing the Impractical Jokers franchise with WarnerMedia,” the Tenderloins said in a statement. “We’re excited to use the word franchise. Each new project or season, we are pushing ourselves to make it bigger, better and funnier than the last. Thanks to our insanely loyal fans over the past year, we’ve really been able to stretch ourselves and have had a blast bringing projects to life, including our first feature film and a TV show filmed from our separate homes. Whether its Impractical Jokers, Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party, The Misery Index or something new, we’re thrilled to keep working with each other and making people laugh.”

This isn’t the only good news for comedy fans of truTV programming. Tacoma FD was just renewed for Season 3. In other TV news, HBO Max just revealed the first trailer for Raised By Wolves, the sci-fi original series for the streaming service executive produced by Ridley Scott.

After seeing the success of other live-action remakes of Disney movies like The Jungle Book and others, the House of Mouse has plenty more re-imaginings in store, including Pinocchio. Now, the Robert Zemeckis directed film is reportedly eyeing Tom Hanks for a role.

While the film is still very early on in the pre-production phase–with COVID-19 holding up most TV shows and movies–Deadline is reporting that Hanks is in talks for the role of Geppetto, the caretaker and father of the puppet who comes to life. Disney wanted Hanks in the role years earlier when Paul King was attached to the project.

However, Zemeckis and Hanks have a history together, as the duo each won Oscars for their work on Forrest Gump. The upcoming adaptation will be written by Chris Weitz, whose previous work includes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Earlier this year, the latest live-action remake Mulan was supposed to release on March 27. However, the global pandemic delayed the release until August. Considering that movie theaters aren’t ready to open yet, there was a surprise announcement that Mulan will hit Disney+ for $30. It wasn’t clear as to whether or not this pricetag is a rental fee or you can watch it multiple times.

Skater XL left Early Access last month and some players have been slightly disappointed with how bare bones the final package is. Modders have been trying to add new content to spice it up–including maps and other items from the Tony Hawk franchise.

Fans have recreated boards, clothing, and some maps from multiple games including Tony Hawk’s Underground and the Skate franchise (gabrielfluorite recreated Skate 3’s Sanatorium). Modder Aaronb543 remade the New Jersey map from Tony Hawk’s Underground from 2003.

“It’s a great sized map with a huge amount of spots and creativity,” he wrote. “You’ll find an entrance to the skate store to the left and the bedroom is also accessible.”

Skater XL, developed by Long Beach-based Easy Day Studios, is a more complicated skater than the classic Tony Hawk games. It has physics-based gameplay and an independent foot control system that gives players tighter control over their board. It currently has mixed reviews on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. It launched in early access in 2018 before officially launching in July of this year. Skater XL joins other skating games like SkateBIRD in trying to rejuvenate the genre.

Modders have implemented all sorts of improvements to Skater XL, including tools that let you adjust the in-game gravity, menus, physics and more. The game only launched last month so it’s likely that modders will bring more to the game as well.

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Fortnite’s Week 8 challenges include a few treks to named locations that have been previously flooded. Dirty Docks has been submerged in water for the majority of the season, but you’ll need to head there to complete a new challenge that asks you to destroy shipping containers at Dirty Docks. This guide will show you a quick and easy way to complete the challenge.

This challenge has leaked early. Check back tomorrow to try it yourself in Fortnite.

Where Is Dirty Docks?

Dirty Docks is a named location on the map, although it’ll be hidden until you visit it for the first time now that it’s no longer flooded. You can find it on the right-hand side of the map in the H4 tile. It’s right on the water surrounded by green rolling hills.

Dirty Docks was also the location for one of the Aquaman challenges.

How Do I Destroy Shipping Containers?

You’ll need to destroy seven shipping containers in order to complete the challenge. You can find them scattered throughout Dirty Docks. The best strategy would be to land on the outskirts of the location and then work your way in so you don’t get surrounded by other players.

The shipping containers are made of metal so it takes a bit of time to destroy them. Be aware of your surroundings when you start swinging your harvesting tool.

What Do I Get For Destroying Shipping Containers?

You’ll earn a clean 35,000 experience points for destroying seven shipping containers. Be sure to also check out our guide on how to dance at the Apres ski dance floor for ten seconds and a breakdown of how to find Season 3’s secret Coral buddies challenges. If you’re having trouble with any of Fortnite’s challenges hop on over to our Season 3 challenge hub.

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