Monthly Archives: November 2019

The Batman: Newcomer’s Mystery Role Revealed?

UPDATE: The first rumblings on what actress Jayme Lawson's "notable role" might be in The Batman have surfaced.

According to io9, Lawson will play Bella, "a grassroots political candidate running for office in Gotham." And, as the site points out, Bella is also the name of the female lead in that other Robert Pattinson-led franchise, Twilight.

Our original report follows.

The already talented cast of Matt Reeves The Batman has reportedly added newcomer Jayme Lawson to its ranks in an undisclosed role, according to Collider. If Lawson's name doesn't ring a bell, that is because The Batman will be her first film role, as she just recently graduated from The Juilliard School, one of the world's leading performing arts schools.

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Watchmen: WTF Is Going on With Ozymandias?

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first four episodes of Watchmen!

HBO's Watchmen series is giving fans plenty of reason to scratch their heads. A lot has changed in this world in the three decades since the events of the original comic. And no character's story has taken a more bizarre swerve than Jeremy Irons' Adrian Veidt.

From cloned servants to outlandish contraptions to his ongoing feud with someone named the Game Warden, Veidt has seemingly gone off the deep end. Read on as we try to make sense of his current predicament and how it all may tie into the larger conflict of the series.

Where Is Ozymandias?

There's a lot the series still has to reveal in terms of what happened to Adrian Veidt in between the comic and TV series. Most of what we do know comes from the companion website Peteypedia, which reveals Veidt mysteriously disappeared and was declared missing in 2012 after Trieu Industries purchased his corporate holdings. As the series opens in 2019, Veidt has been declared "presumed dead" after a seven-year search.

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Every Celebrity Cameo in Death Stranding

While it's no secret that Death Stranding features a star-studded cast of main characters, there are plenty of NPCs you'll meet across the world that feature the voice and/or likeness of other celebrities.

Not every famous person can play a Sam Bridges or Die-Hardman. Whether friends of Kojima's, or just talented creators that he admires, here is every celebrity cameo we've found in Death Stranding... so far.

Have you found a celebrity cameo that we missed? Add it to our Death Stranding wiki, or check out some essential tips for surviving Kojima's post-apocalyptic wasteland!

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New Ninja Turtle Jennika Gets Her Own Comic

The newest member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles family is getting her own comic book series, as IDW Publishing announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika.

This three-issue miniseries will spin directly out of the events of the current "City at War" storyline, which wraps up in December's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100. The series will be written and drawn by Brahm Revel (TMNT Universe), with Jodie Nishijima and Freddie Williams II providing variant covers.

TMNT: Jennika #1 cover by Brahm Revel. (Image Credit: IDW Publishing) TMNT: Jennika #1 cover by Brahm Revel. (Image Credit: IDW Publishing)

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Which Disney Plus Originals Should You Watch at Launch?

When Disney+ launches on November 12, you will have the opportunity to watch more than 600 movies and TV shows from the studio's vast entertainment library. Sure, watching countless hours of classic DuckTales is going to be great, but what about the new stuff?

While we anxiously await the premiere of The Mandalorian (stay tuned for our review when Disney+ launches), IGN has you covered on reviews for the other original series and movies that will be available to stream on Disney+ at launch: The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Marvel's Hero Project, Forky Asks a Question, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, The Imagineering Story, and Encore, plus the original movies Lady and the Tramp, and Noelle. Read on to find out what we had to say about each Disney+ Original. Check out where and how you can watch Disney+ when it launches.

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Google Stadia Launch Games Announced

Google announced the Google Stadia launch games lineup for when the cloud-based streaming platform launches on November 19.

The launch games lineup features 12 games in total, including the entire modern Tomb Raider trilogy, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Destiny 2: The Collection, and more. Google also said that more titles will join Stadia's library before the end of the year. Check out the full lineup in the gallery below.

  • Assassin's Creed Odyssey
  • Destiny 2
  • Gylt
  • Just Dance 2020
  • Kine
  • Mortal Kombat 11
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Scoob Voice Cast Revealed, Who’s Playing Who in Mystery Inc?

The Scoob! cast has been officially revealed, with new and familiar acting talents behind the members of Mystery Inc.

The role of Scooby-Doo will be played by Frank Welker, who originally played Fred on the classic 1969 television show, and later transitioned to playing Scooby in 2002’s What’s New, Scooby-Doo? series. He’s played every animated version of Scooby-Doo since then, except for the live-action movies.

Playing Shaggy is actor Will Forte, known for his roles as MacGruber, his starring role in The Last Man on Earth, and his longtime work on Saturday Night Live.

Amanda Seyfriend (Mean Girls, Les Miserable) plays Daphne, and Gina Rodriguez (Annihilation, Jane the Virgin) plays Velma. Playing Fred will be Zac Efron, known for his roles in High School Musical and more recently Baywatch and The Greatest Showman.

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Fans Are Divided Over Fortnite’s Skill-Based Matchmaking

Toward the end of Fortnite Season 10, Epic introduced a new skill-based matchmaking system that aimed to connect players of equal skill. The goal of the new matchmaking update is to help newer and casual players find less competitive matches so that they have an opportunity to work on their skills, rather than just trying to survive against top-tier competition.

With the launch of Fortnite Chapter 2, Epic's skill-based matchmaking system is now in full swing, and it seems to be dividing the community instead of bringing it together. Popular Fortnite YouTuber Ali-A recently took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the new matchmaking system, saying, "Skill Based Matchmaking is the worst addition ever to Fortnite and it's killing the game." His full comments can be seen in the Tweets below.

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DC Universe’s Titans Renewed for Third Season

DC Universe has announced that its live-action superhero series, Titans, will return for a third in fall 2020.

Here's what DC Universe has to say about Season 2 so far: "Titans is in the middle of a stellar second season where our heroes – Dick Grayson, Rachel Roth aka Raven, Kory Anders aka Starfire, Gar Logan aka Beast Boy, Hank Hall and Dawn Granger aka Hawk and Dove, Donna Troy aka Wonder Girl and Jason Todd aka Robin – are learning to co-exist as a new team while facing their toughest enemy yet, the deadly assassin Deathstroke, who threatens to tear this new Titans family apart once more."

The streamer also released some Season 3 key art, which you can see below:

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