Monthly Archives: October 2020

Jamie Foxx Said MCU’s Electro Won’t Be Blue in Spider-Man 3

While we already know that Jamie Foxx's Electro will be joining the MCU in the upcoming Spider-Man 3, Foxx has seemingly just revealed that this new version of Electro he will be playing won't be blue this time around. As reported by ComicBook.com, a now-deleted Instagram post by Foxx detailed his excitement and teased "can't wait for y'all to check this new one. And I won't be blue in this one. But a thousand percent badass!!! #swipeleft." [caption id="attachment_241648" align="alignnone" width="720"]jamie foxx instagram Source: Jamie Foxx's Instagram via ComicBook.com[/caption] Originally appearing in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Foxx played a blue version of Electro, who wore a green and yellow outfit in Marvel's comics. It's yet unclear which version Foxx will be playing in the upcoming film, or if he will even be the same version of Max Dillon that he played in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Foxx isn't the only non-MCU Spider-Man character confirmed to make an appearance in future Marvel films as, during the post-credits scene from Spider-Man: Far From Home, we saw the return of another one who may imply a possible multiverse between the various movies. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ranking-the-spider-man-movies&captions=true"] What's even more interesting is that with the addition of Electro, we now have five of the six members of the Sinister Six appearing in the MCU alongside Vulture, Mysterio, Scorpion, and Shocker. Could this be setting up an inevitable MCU Sinister Six movie for the future? Spider-Man 3 is set to begin filming in Atlanta this Fall after a delay that pushed back the planned release date to December 17, 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Review writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

Jamie Foxx Said MCU’s Electro Won’t Be Blue in Spider-Man 3

While we already know that Jamie Foxx's Electro will be joining the MCU in the upcoming Spider-Man 3, Foxx has seemingly just revealed that this new version of Electro he will be playing won't be blue this time around. As reported by ComicBook.com, a now-deleted Instagram post by Foxx detailed his excitement and teased "can't wait for y'all to check this new one. And I won't be blue in this one. But a thousand percent badass!!! #swipeleft." [caption id="attachment_241648" align="alignnone" width="720"]jamie foxx instagram Source: Jamie Foxx's Instagram via ComicBook.com[/caption] Originally appearing in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Foxx played a blue version of Electro, who wore a green and yellow outfit in Marvel's comics. It's yet unclear which version Foxx will be playing in the upcoming film, or if he will even be the same version of Max Dillon that he played in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Foxx isn't the only non-MCU Spider-Man character confirmed to make an appearance in future Marvel films as, during the post-credits scene from Spider-Man: Far From Home, we saw the return of another one who may imply a possible multiverse between the various movies. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ranking-the-spider-man-movies&captions=true"] What's even more interesting is that with the addition of Electro, we now have five of the six members of the Sinister Six appearing in the MCU alongside Vulture, Mysterio, Scorpion, and Shocker. Could this be setting up an inevitable MCU Sinister Six movie for the future? Spider-Man 3 is set to begin filming in Atlanta this Fall after a delay that pushed back the planned release date to December 17, 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Review writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.

Surprise! Schitt’s Creek’s Final Season Lands on Netflix Days Early

Schitt's Creek -- which enjoyed a historic sweep at the Emmys for all the categories in the comedy field, winning seven awards in all -- offered up a nice surprise for fans this weekend. The sixth and final season, which aired last Spring on Pop, has arrived on Netflix days ahead of schedule. Schitt's Creek creator, co-writer, and star Dan Levy announced the fun news this morning on Twitter... "Surprise! Season 6 & the Best Wishes, Warmest Regards [making of] documentary just dropped early on @netflix," Levy wrote. The show's final season was originally set to arrive on Weds, October 7. Check out our review of the Schitt's Creek series finale here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/02/new-to-netflix-for-october-2020"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Surprise! Schitt’s Creek’s Final Season Lands on Netflix Days Early

Schitt's Creek -- which enjoyed a historic sweep at the Emmys for all the categories in the comedy field, winning seven awards in all -- offered up a nice surprise for fans this weekend. The sixth and final season, which aired last Spring on Pop, has arrived on Netflix days ahead of schedule. Schitt's Creek creator, co-writer, and star Dan Levy announced the fun news this morning on Twitter... "Surprise! Season 6 & the Best Wishes, Warmest Regards [making of] documentary just dropped early on @netflix," Levy wrote. The show's final season was originally set to arrive on Weds, October 7. Check out our review of the Schitt's Creek series finale here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/02/new-to-netflix-for-october-2020"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Netflix Greenlights Jeffrey Dahmer Series from Ryan Murphy

After landing an unprecedented five-year deal with Netflix worth $300 million dollars, Glee and American Horror/Crime Story creator Ryan Murphy has his next Netflix series in sight - the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. After making The Politician, Hollywood, and Ratched for Netflix, Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan will usher in a limited series called Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Per Deadline, Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) has already been cast as Dahmer's father, Lionel - a "chemist, who showed [Dahmer] how to safely bleach and preserve animal bones when he was a child." The 10-episode limited series will span "the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s and ends with Dahmer’s arrest in the early ’90s," while also dramatizing "at least 10 instances where Dahmer was almost apprehended but ultimately let go." Casting is currently underway for Dahmer himself as well as Glenda Cleveland, a "neighbor of Dahmer’s who repeatedly tried to warn law enforcement of his erratic behavior, to no avail." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-horror-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] Production for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story will start in January. Want to know how Murphy's Netflix shows stack up against his other work? Read IGN's review of Ratched, Hollywood, and The Politician here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/03/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-trailer-tease"]

Netflix Greenlights Jeffrey Dahmer Series from Ryan Murphy

After landing an unprecedented five-year deal with Netflix worth $300 million dollars, Glee and American Horror/Crime Story creator Ryan Murphy has his next Netflix series in sight - the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. After making The Politician, Hollywood, and Ratched for Netflix, Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan will usher in a limited series called Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Per Deadline, Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) has already been cast as Dahmer's father, Lionel - a "chemist, who showed [Dahmer] how to safely bleach and preserve animal bones when he was a child." The 10-episode limited series will span "the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s and ends with Dahmer’s arrest in the early ’90s," while also dramatizing "at least 10 instances where Dahmer was almost apprehended but ultimately let go." Casting is currently underway for Dahmer himself as well as Glenda Cleveland, a "neighbor of Dahmer’s who repeatedly tried to warn law enforcement of his erratic behavior, to no avail." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-horror-movies-on-netflix&captions=true"] Production for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story will start in January. Want to know how Murphy's Netflix shows stack up against his other work? Read IGN's review of Ratched, Hollywood, and The Politician here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/03/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-trailer-tease"]

EA Seemingly Teasing a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Announcement

EA is teasing an upcoming announcement on October 5, 2020, that very well may be Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered. Need for Speed's Twitter account has been tweeting out cryptic messages that feature racing cars, cops in... hot pursuit (I had to), Big Joe's Pizzeria, and the police code of 510 which is used for speeding or racing vehicles. Screenshot_2020-10-03 Need for Speed on Twitter Furthermore, a page on Need for Speed's official website has a countdown that will end on October 5, 2020, at 8am PT/11am ET/4pm BST alongside a message that states "5:10. How did he go so fast? Five ten. "Call Big Joe's Pizzeria on 0800-510-510-510." There's got to be a way to fix this." Venture Beat first reported that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered would be one of the seven previous announced EA games to be released for Nintendo Switch in 2020. Since then, it has appeared on Amazon UK and was rated by Korea's Games Rating and Administration Committee. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit was originally released in 2010 and has appeared on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, iOS, and Android. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2010/11/08/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-video-review"] In our review of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, we said it "is pure over-the-top driving entertainment. The cars and environments are gorgeous, the crashes are spectacular, and the new Autolog feature breathes new life into the time-honored tradition of video game competition among friends. The single-player races can become somewhat repetitive and there are some presentation issues, but overall, Hot Pursuit is a blast." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

EA Seemingly Teasing a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Announcement

EA is teasing an upcoming announcement on October 5, 2020, that very well may be Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered. Need for Speed's Twitter account has been tweeting out cryptic messages that feature racing cars, cops in... hot pursuit (I had to), Big Joe's Pizzeria, and the police code of 510 which is used for speeding or racing vehicles. Screenshot_2020-10-03 Need for Speed on Twitter Furthermore, a page on Need for Speed's official website has a countdown that will end on October 5, 2020, at 8am PT/11am ET/4pm BST alongside a message that states "5:10. How did he go so fast? Five ten. "Call Big Joe's Pizzeria on 0800-510-510-510." There's got to be a way to fix this." Venture Beat first reported that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered would be one of the seven previous announced EA games to be released for Nintendo Switch in 2020. Since then, it has appeared on Amazon UK and was rated by Korea's Games Rating and Administration Committee. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit was originally released in 2010 and has appeared on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, iOS, and Android. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2010/11/08/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-video-review"] In our review of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, we said it "is pure over-the-top driving entertainment. The cars and environments are gorgeous, the crashes are spectacular, and the new Autolog feature breathes new life into the time-honored tradition of video game competition among friends. The single-player races can become somewhat repetitive and there are some presentation issues, but overall, Hot Pursuit is a blast." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Minecraft Dungeons: Cross-Play and Howling Peaks DLC Arriving in 2020

Minecraft Dungeons will get a free update that adds cross-play in November 2020, while the Howling Peaks DLC, Season Pass, and the Apocalypse Plus difficulty will be added in December. Revealed at Minecraft Live 2020, Minecraft Dungeons will allow the Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions to all play together. Unfortunately, cross-save is still not supported. The Howling Peaks DLC will feature a new boss, the Tempest Golem, who can conjure up "howling winds" to make your life just that much more difficult. Speaking of difficulty, Apocalypse Plus will add 20 new difficulties after Apocalypse VII, and it "increases the characters' power ceiling, and adds new enchantments and items." This news arrived alongside the reveal that Minecraft characters, including Steve, Alex, Zombie, and Enderman, will be added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as fighters on October 13, 2020, and that Minecraft will get its Caves and Cliffs update in Summer 2021. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=minecraft-dungeons-howling-peaks-dlc-screenshots&captions=true"] In our review of Minecraft Dungeons, we said it "is a beautiful and fun dungeon crawler with a simple but tried-and-true set of systems in place. It plays it extremely safe, though, without bringing anything mining or crafting spins to the genre to accompany Minecraft’s signature look and feel. Still, it's just so damn charming, and so fun, it's hard to fault it for going the safe route." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Minecraft Dungeons: Cross-Play and Howling Peaks DLC Arriving in 2020

Minecraft Dungeons will get a free update that adds cross-play in November 2020, while the Howling Peaks DLC, Season Pass, and the Apocalypse Plus difficulty will be added in December. Revealed at Minecraft Live 2020, Minecraft Dungeons will allow the Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions to all play together. Unfortunately, cross-save is still not supported. The Howling Peaks DLC will feature a new boss, the Tempest Golem, who can conjure up "howling winds" to make your life just that much more difficult. Speaking of difficulty, Apocalypse Plus will add 20 new difficulties after Apocalypse VII, and it "increases the characters' power ceiling, and adds new enchantments and items." This news arrived alongside the reveal that Minecraft characters, including Steve, Alex, Zombie, and Enderman, will be added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as fighters on October 13, 2020, and that Minecraft will get its Caves and Cliffs update in Summer 2021. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=minecraft-dungeons-howling-peaks-dlc-screenshots&captions=true"] In our review of Minecraft Dungeons, we said it "is a beautiful and fun dungeon crawler with a simple but tried-and-true set of systems in place. It plays it extremely safe, though, without bringing anything mining or crafting spins to the genre to accompany Minecraft’s signature look and feel. Still, it's just so damn charming, and so fun, it's hard to fault it for going the safe route." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.