The latest trailer for The Callisto Protocol, dubbed “The Truth of Back Iron,” features Japanese-American actress Karen Fukuhara as Dani Nakamura. Fukuhara’s most notable roles include Kimiko in The Boys and Katana in Suicide Squad.

In the new trailer, protagonist Jacob Lee explores the Black Iron Prison on Jupiter’s moon, Calisto. He finds it crawling with disgusting creatures that can evolve and mutate as their limbs are cut off. One of the characters, Dani, is seen accompanying Jacob as they make their way through the maximum security facility.

Towards the end of the trailer, Dani exclaims to Jacob that just finding a way out of Black Iron Prison isn’t enough—they need to find answers to what happened to all of the prisoners and why the truth is being covered up.

Fukuhara previously hosted a panel at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year for The Callisto Protocol, but the extent of her involvement in the game was unknown. Now, we have confirmation that the character Dani will utilize her likeness for the game. This also looks to be Fukuhara's first video game credit as well.

The Callisto Protocol launches on December 2 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

The latest trailer for The Callisto Protocol, dubbed “The Truth of Back Iron,” features Japanese-American actress Karen Fukuhara as Dani Nakamura. Fukuhara’s most notable roles include Kimiko in The Boys and Katana in Suicide Squad.

In the new trailer, protagonist Jacob Lee explores the Black Iron Prison on Jupiter’s moon, Calisto. He finds it crawling with disgusting creatures that can evolve and mutate as their limbs are cut off. One of the characters, Dani, is seen accompanying Jacob as they make their way through the maximum security facility.

Towards the end of the trailer, Dani exclaims to Jacob that just finding a way out of Black Iron Prison isn’t enough—they need to find answers to what happened to all of the prisoners and why the truth is being covered up.

Fukuhara previously hosted a panel at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year for The Callisto Protocol, but the extent of her involvement in the game was unknown. Now, we have confirmation that the character Dani will utilize her likeness for the game. This also looks to be Fukuhara's first video game credit as well.

The Callisto Protocol launches on December 2 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

NASA has teamed up with SpaceX and the Polaris Program to explore the potential of using a Dragon spacecraft to push the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit, thus prolonging its life.

Since launching in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has become a scientific powerhouse. To date, it has captured over 1.5 million observations of the cosmos and fuelled the publication of over 19,000 scientific papers.

Sadly, the legendary telescope can’t simply go on observing the heavens forever. Hubble is starting to show its age. Over the past three decades, the stalwart observatory has suffered a host of hardware and software issues, the most serious of which were remedied in daring shuttle-era servicing missions.

However, despite these hardships, it remains an impressive tool for astronomers attempting to unravel the mysteries of the universe.

“After more than 32 years, Hubble remains incredibly productive scientifically, with unique capabilities for exploring the unknowns of the universe,” said Hubble Telescope project manager Patrick Crouse, during a joint NASA, SpaceX press conference. “Using these unique capabilities, working in tandem with the James Webb Space Telescope’s, enables greater productivity than either of the missions would have achieved working on their own.”

One of the major factors limiting Hubble’s lifespan is its slowly decaying orbit. Upon launching in 1990, Hubble was placed in a stable 380-mile-high orbit. However, over the past 32 years, atmospheric drag has forced the telescope into a lower orbit — a mere 335 miles above Earth’s surface. The most recent projections give Hubble a 50/50 chance of burning up in Earth’s atmosphere sometime in the year 2037.

A New Hope

However, depending on the success of a new study, Hubble may be granted a reprieve. NASA recently announced a new Space Act Agreement — or partnership — with SpaceX, and the Polaris Program, which will see the collaborators explore the potential of using a Dragon spacecraft to boost the Hubble Space Telescope’s degrading orbit.

This would be a tricky endeavour. Figuring out how to make two spacecraft rendezvous in low-Earth orbit is a complex undertaking at the best of times, though it has become relatively commonplace in modern day spaceflight thanks to the crew rotation requirements of the International Space Station.

Scientists will also need to develop a way to modify a Dragon spacecraft to allow it to securely dock with the telescope, and figure out how to fire its thrusters to raise Hubble’s orbit without placing its delicate instruments at risk.

The key to safely docking the two spacecraft could be the Soft Capture Mechanism that was installed on Hubble’s aft bulkhead during the final shuttle servicing mission in 2009. This ring-like addition was initially designed to allow a robotic probe to grapple onto the observatory in order to de-orbit it in a controlled fashion. However, it could equally be a means to extend Hubble’s life.

The 6-month feasibility study will also examine whether such a mission could service the telescope by, for example, replacing some of the gyroscopes that help Hubble remain steady as it makes observations of distant stars and galaxies.

In an ideal scenario, NASA and SpaceX would look to boost Hubble back up to its initial orbit 380 miles above Earth — a move which would significantly extend its scientific career, and allow it to complement observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA is keen to emphasize that the agreement with SpaceX is simply a feasibility study designed to explore commercial opportunities and that it has not committed to greenlighting a servicing mission. It is also not paying SpaceX or the Polaris Program to undertake their part of the research.

However, if the results of the study are promising, then the opportunity to extend Hubble’s scientific career would be a tempting prospect.

Regardless, whilst Hubble and Dragon are set to be the focus of the new study, its findings could be used to inform any future missions seeking to service a spacecraft or give it an orbital boost.

“SpaceX and the Polaris Program want to expand the boundaries of current technology and explore how commercial partnerships can creatively solve challenging complex problems,” commented Vice President of Customer Operations and Integration at SpaceX, Jessica Jensen. “Missions such as servicing Hubble would help us expand space capabilities to ultimately help all of us achieve our goals of becoming a space-faring, multi-planetary civilization.”

Anthony Wood is a freelance science writer for IGN

NASA has teamed up with SpaceX and the Polaris Program to explore the potential of using a Dragon spacecraft to push the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit, thus prolonging its life.

Since launching in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has become a scientific powerhouse. To date, it has captured over 1.5 million observations of the cosmos and fuelled the publication of over 19,000 scientific papers.

Sadly, the legendary telescope can’t simply go on observing the heavens forever. Hubble is starting to show its age. Over the past three decades, the stalwart observatory has suffered a host of hardware and software issues, the most serious of which were remedied in daring shuttle-era servicing missions.

However, despite these hardships, it remains an impressive tool for astronomers attempting to unravel the mysteries of the universe.

“After more than 32 years, Hubble remains incredibly productive scientifically, with unique capabilities for exploring the unknowns of the universe,” said Hubble Telescope project manager Patrick Crouse, during a joint NASA, SpaceX press conference. “Using these unique capabilities, working in tandem with the James Webb Space Telescope’s, enables greater productivity than either of the missions would have achieved working on their own.”

One of the major factors limiting Hubble’s lifespan is its slowly decaying orbit. Upon launching in 1990, Hubble was placed in a stable 380-mile-high orbit. However, over the past 32 years, atmospheric drag has forced the telescope into a lower orbit — a mere 335 miles above Earth’s surface. The most recent projections give Hubble a 50/50 chance of burning up in Earth’s atmosphere sometime in the year 2037.

A New Hope

However, depending on the success of a new study, Hubble may be granted a reprieve. NASA recently announced a new Space Act Agreement — or partnership — with SpaceX, and the Polaris Program, which will see the collaborators explore the potential of using a Dragon spacecraft to boost the Hubble Space Telescope’s degrading orbit.

This would be a tricky endeavour. Figuring out how to make two spacecraft rendezvous in low-Earth orbit is a complex undertaking at the best of times, though it has become relatively commonplace in modern day spaceflight thanks to the crew rotation requirements of the International Space Station.

Scientists will also need to develop a way to modify a Dragon spacecraft to allow it to securely dock with the telescope, and figure out how to fire its thrusters to raise Hubble’s orbit without placing its delicate instruments at risk.

The key to safely docking the two spacecraft could be the Soft Capture Mechanism that was installed on Hubble’s aft bulkhead during the final shuttle servicing mission in 2009. This ring-like addition was initially designed to allow a robotic probe to grapple onto the observatory in order to de-orbit it in a controlled fashion. However, it could equally be a means to extend Hubble’s life.

The 6-month feasibility study will also examine whether such a mission could service the telescope by, for example, replacing some of the gyroscopes that help Hubble remain steady as it makes observations of distant stars and galaxies.

In an ideal scenario, NASA and SpaceX would look to boost Hubble back up to its initial orbit 380 miles above Earth — a move which would significantly extend its scientific career, and allow it to complement observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA is keen to emphasize that the agreement with SpaceX is simply a feasibility study designed to explore commercial opportunities and that it has not committed to greenlighting a servicing mission. It is also not paying SpaceX or the Polaris Program to undertake their part of the research.

However, if the results of the study are promising, then the opportunity to extend Hubble’s scientific career would be a tempting prospect.

Regardless, whilst Hubble and Dragon are set to be the focus of the new study, its findings could be used to inform any future missions seeking to service a spacecraft or give it an orbital boost.

“SpaceX and the Polaris Program want to expand the boundaries of current technology and explore how commercial partnerships can creatively solve challenging complex problems,” commented Vice President of Customer Operations and Integration at SpaceX, Jessica Jensen. “Missions such as servicing Hubble would help us expand space capabilities to ultimately help all of us achieve our goals of becoming a space-faring, multi-planetary civilization.”

Anthony Wood is a freelance science writer for IGN

The pile of mysteries, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr Today?

Xûr's location can be found at The Tower on September 30 through October 3. To reach him, travel to the landing point at The Courtyard and make your way to the Hangar. You'll find ol' snake-face chilling near the stairs at the back of the Hangar area.

What's Xûr Selling Today?

Exotic Engram

Cerberus+1 - Exotic Auto Rifle

ST0MP-EE5 - Exotic Hunter Leg Armor

• 4 Mobility
• 22 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 16 Strength
• Total: 62

Dunemarchers - Exotic Titan Leg Armor

• 7 Mobility
• 26 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 61

Astrocyte - Exotic Warlock Helmet

• 18 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 8 Recovery
• 16 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 65

The highlight this week is the Astrocyte Verse, a glorious Warlock exotic with a pretty decent roll. The others are pretty forgettable.

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot
• Arrowhead Brake
• Alloy Magazine
• Quickdraw
• Combat Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

• Cranial Spike
• Fluted Barrel
• Accurized Rounds
• Subsistence
• Composite Stock

Another week of rolls of these two reliable exotics and either would make a fine roll (though we've definitely seen better in the past). Pick them up if you need them -- both are pretty decent!

Legendary Weapons

Whispering Slab - Combat Bow

• High-Tension String/Natural String
• Fiberglass Arrow Shaft/Natural Fletching
• Killing Wind
• Opening Shot
• Accuracy Masterwork

Timeline's Vertex - Fusion Rifle

• Impulse MS3/Toch HS3
• Accelerated Coils/Ionized Battery
• Lead From Gold
• Disruption Break
• Range Masterwork

Jian 7 Rifle - Pulse Rifle

• SPO-57 Front/SPO-28 Front
• Armor-Piercing Rounds/Flared Magwell
• Full Auto Trigger System
• Rampage
• Range Masterwork

Sojourner's Tale - Pulse Rifle

• Arrowhead Brake/Full Bore
• Appended Mag/Light Mag
• Moving Target
• Opening Shot
• Reload Speed Masterwork

Lonesome - Sidearm

• Full Bore/Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Armor-Piercing Rounds/Light Mag
• Zen Moment
• Demolitionist
• Range Masterwork

Friction Fire - Submachine Gun

• Extended Barrel/Full Bore
• Appended Mag/Extended Mag
• Auto-Loading Holster
• Wellspring
• Handling Masterwork

Falling Guillotine - Sword

• Hungry Edge/Jagged Edge/Temptered Edge
• Burst Guard/Heavy Guard
• Tireless Blade
• Surrounded
• Impact Masterwork

The only weapons I like this week are Whispering Slab, which has a great roll for aggressive bow play, and Falling Guillotine (which is always good).

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Wild Hunt set which includes:

Wild Hunt Gauntlets

• 2 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 17 Recovery
• 14 Discipline
• 15 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 60

Wild Hunt Chest Armor

• 20 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 19 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 8 Strength
• Total: 65

Wild Hunt Helmet

• 13 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 20 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 63

Wild Hunt Leg Armor

• 13 Mobility
• 8 Resilience
• 10 Recovery
• 14 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 15 Strength
• Total: 62

Wild Hunt Bond

Warlocks have been served up one quite good piece this week in the chestpiece, which has spikey mobility that some floating friends might enjoy. Skip the rest!

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Wild Hunt set which includes:

Wild Hunt Gauntlets

• 16 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 9 Discipline
• 11 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 62

Wild Hunt Chest Armor

• 16 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 23 Discipline
• 8 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 63

Wild Hunt Helmet

• 16 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 20 Strength
• Total: 57

Wild Hunt Leg Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 19 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 18 Strength
• Total: 60

Wild Hunt Mark

Titans have a halfway decent chestpiece, but nothing that I can enthusiastically recommend, unfortunately. Keep your chin up, Titan -- maybe next week!

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Wild Hunt set which includes:

Wild Hunt Gauntlets

• 6 Mobility
• 24 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 18 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 61

Wild Hunt Chest Armor

• 22 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 10 Discipline
• 12 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 62

Wild Hunt Helmet

• 6 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 10 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 20 Intellect
• 7 Strength
• Total: 57

Wild Hunt Leg Armor

• 13 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 60

Wild Hunt Cloak

Just like Titans, Hunters are in for a world of hurt if they were hoping for some good legendary armor rolls. RIP.

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! What do you think of this romantic tension between The Drifter and Eris Morn? Do you think something will come of it? Let us know in the comments! For more on Destiny, check out all the news from the Lightfall reveal and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

The pile of mysteries, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr Today?

Xûr's location can be found at The Tower on September 30 through October 3. To reach him, travel to the landing point at The Courtyard and make your way to the Hangar. You'll find ol' snake-face chilling near the stairs at the back of the Hangar area.

What's Xûr Selling Today?

Exotic Engram

Cerberus+1 - Exotic Auto Rifle

ST0MP-EE5 - Exotic Hunter Leg Armor

• 4 Mobility
• 22 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 16 Strength
• Total: 62

Dunemarchers - Exotic Titan Leg Armor

• 7 Mobility
• 26 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 61

Astrocyte - Exotic Warlock Helmet

• 18 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 8 Recovery
• 16 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 65

The highlight this week is the Astrocyte Verse, a glorious Warlock exotic with a pretty decent roll this week. The others are pretty forgettable.

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot
• Arrowhead Brake
• Alloy Magazine
• Quickdraw
• Combat Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

• Cranial Spike
• Fluted Barrel
• Accurized Rounds
• Subsistence
• Composite Stock

Another week of rolls of these two reliable exotics and either would make a fine roll (though we've definitely seen better in the past). Pick them up if you need them -- both are pretty decent!

Legendary Weapons

Whispering Slab - Combat Bow

• High-Tension String/Natural String
• Fiberglass Arrow Shaft/Natural Fletching
• Killing Wind
• Opening Shot
• Accuracy Masterwork

Timeline's Vertex - Fusion Rifle

• Impulse MS3/Toch HS3
• Accelerated Coils/Ionized Battery
• Lead From Gold
• Disruption Break
• Range Masterwork

Jian 7 Rifle - Pulse Rifle

• SPO-57 Front/SPO-28 Front
• Armor-Piercing Rounds/Flared Magwell
• Full Auto Trigger System
• Rampage
• Range Masterwork

Sojourner's Tale - Pulse Rifle

• Arrowhead Brake/Full Bore
• Appended Mag/Light Mag
• Moving Target
• Opening Shot
• Reload Speed Masterwork

Lonesome - Sidearm

• Full Bore/Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Armor-Piercing Rounds/Light Mag
• Zen Moment
• Demolitionist
• Range Masterwork

Friction Fire - Submachine Gun

• Extended Barrel/Full Bore
• Appended Mag/Extended Mag
• Auto-Loading Holster
• Wellspring
• Handling Masterwork

Falling Guillotine - Sword

• Hungry Edge/Jagged Edge/Temptered Edge
• Burst Guard/Heavy Guard
• Tireless Blade
• Surrounded
• Impact Masterwork

The only weapons I like this week are Whispering Slab, which has a great roll for aggressive bow play, and Falling Guillotine (which is always good).

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Wild Hunt set which includes:

Wild Hunt Gauntlets

• 2 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 17 Recovery
• 14 Discipline
• 15 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 60

Wild Hunt Chest Armor

• 20 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 19 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 8 Strength
• Total: 65

Wild Hunt Helmet

• 13 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 20 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 63

Wild Hunt Leg Armor

• 13 Mobility
• 8 Resilience
• 10 Recovery
• 14 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 15 Strength
• Total: 62

Wild Hunt Bond

Warlocks have been served up one quite good piece this week in the chestpiece, which has spikey mobility that some floating friends might enjoy. Skip the rest!

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Wild Hunt set which includes:

Wild Hunt Gauntlets

• 16 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 9 Discipline
• 11 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 62

Wild Hunt Chest Armor

• 16 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 23 Discipline
• 8 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 63

Wild Hunt Helmet

• 16 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 20 Strength
• Total: 57

Wild Hunt Leg Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 19 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 18 Strength
• Total: 60

Wild Hunt Mark

Titans have a halfway decent chestpiece, but nothin that I can enthusiastically recommend, unfortunately. Keep your chin up, Titan -- maybe next week!

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Wild Hunt set which includes:

Wild Hunt Gauntlets

• 6 Mobility
• 24 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 18 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 61

Wild Hunt Chest Armor

• 22 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 10 Discipline
• 12 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 62

Wild Hunt Helmet

• 6 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 10 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 20 Intellect
• 7 Strength
• Total: 57

Wild Hunt Leg Armor

• 13 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 60

Wild Hunt Cloak

Just like Titans, Hunters are in for a world of hurt if they were hoping for some good legendary armor rolls. RIP.

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! What do you think of this romantic tension between The Drifter and Eris Morn? Do you think something will come of it? Let us know in the comments! For more on Destiny, check out all the news from the Lightfall reveal and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

The upcoming Nosferatu movie from Robert Eggers has found its vampire.

According to Deadline, Bill Skarsgard has joined the upcoming gothic horror while opposite Lily-Rose Depp who is still in talks to star.

The Nosferatu remake is set in the 19th Century and will tell the story of a haunted young woman who becomes the object of obsession for an ancient Transylvanian vampire.

A Nosferatu remake has been in the works since 2015 and is something of a passion project for director, Robert Eggers. The project almost came to fruition in 2019 with Harry Styes and Anya Taylor-Joy… but was ultimately shelved.

Eggers then went on to make his recent hit film, The Northman, which debuted earlier this year.

“After The Northman, Eggers started looking at other projects but always had his eye on coming back to the gothic tale,” said Deadline. Once the film passed from Studio 8 to Focus Features, the filmmaker locked it in as his next project.

It’s reported that Skarsgard has been in the running for the role of the vampire since the project’s earlier iteration with Styles and Taylor-Joy… but now it looks as though he could be joined by Lily-Rose Depp instead.

Considering his terrifying look as Pennywise in Stephen King’s It and It: Chapter Two, I get the feeling Eggers is onto a winner when it comes to Nosferatu.

The original Count Orlok, the vampire in Nosferatu, was played by Max Schrek, and was renowned for its horrific visage. Similarly, Skarsgard’s role in It become renowned for its unsettling look, and it seems Skarsgard has managed to carve himself out quite a niche.

IGN’s review of The Northman gave it 8/10 and said: “Robert Eggers’ Viking revenge saga The Northman works best when it dives head-first into dreams and disorienting visions, but it slows down when it becomes a more traditional Hollywood narrative. With viciousness relegated to its margins, it often feels neutered and bloodless, but still ends up on the right side of entertaining thanks to its pulsating music and measured performances.”

Eggers will both write and direct Nosferatu, while Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Eggers, Chris Columbus, and Eleanor Columbus are on board as producers.

Want to read more about Nosferatu? Check out who Robert Eggers wants for the Nosferatu remake as well as why Eggers added CG genital in The Northman.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

(Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)

The upcoming Nosferatu movie from Robert Eggers has found its vampire.

According to Deadline, Bill Skarsgard has joined the upcoming gothic horror while opposite Lily-Rose Depp who is still in talks to star.

The Nosferatu remake is set in the 19th Century and will tell the story of a haunted young woman who becomes the object of obsession for an ancient Transylvanian vampire.

A Nosferatu remake has been in the works since 2015 and is something of a passion project for director, Robert Eggers. The project almost came to fruition in 2019 with Harry Styes and Anya Taylor-Joy… but was ultimately shelved.

Eggers then went on to make his recent hit film, The Northman, which debuted earlier this year.

“After The Northman, Eggers started looking at other projects but always had his eye on coming back to the gothic tale,” said Deadline. Once the film passed from Studio 8 to Focus Features, the filmmaker locked it in as his next project.

It’s reported that Skarsgard has been in the running for the role of the vampire since the project’s earlier iteration with Styles and Taylor-Joy… but now it looks as though he could be joined by Lily-Rose Depp instead.

Considering his terrifying look as Pennywise in Stephen King’s It and It: Chapter Two, I get the feeling Eggers is onto a winner when it comes to Nosferatu.

The original Count Orlok, the vampire in Nosferatu, was played by Max Schrek, and was renowned for its horrific visage. Similarly, Skarsgard’s role in It become renowned for its unsettling look, and it seems Skarsgard has managed to carve himself out quite a niche.

IGN’s review of The Northman gave it 8/10 and said: “Robert Eggers’ Viking revenge saga The Northman works best when it dives head-first into dreams and disorienting visions, but it slows down when it becomes a more traditional Hollywood narrative. With viciousness relegated to its margins, it often feels neutered and bloodless, but still ends up on the right side of entertaining thanks to its pulsating music and measured performances.”

Eggers will both write and direct Nosferatu, while Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Eggers, Chris Columbus, and Eleanor Columbus are on board as producers.

Want to read more about Nosferatu? Check out who Robert Eggers wants for the Nosferatu remake as well as why Eggers added CG genital in The Northman.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

(Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)

Optimus Prime and other Transformers characters are becoming Magic: The Gathering cards in the upcoming The Brothers' War expansion.

The crossover was revealed at Hasbro's PulseCon, with Wizards of the Coast announcing that the cards will be featured as the first Universes Beyond set that exists within another normal expansion.

Six characters were revealed:

• Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader / Optimus Prime, Hero
• Goldbug, Scrappy Scout / Goldbug, Humanity’s Ally
• Starscream, Seeker Leader / Starscream, Power Hungry
• Soundwave, Superior Captain / Soundwave, Sonic Spy
• Flamewar, Streetwise Operative / Flamewar, Brash Veteran
• Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist / Slicer, Hired Muscle

There will be 15 Transformers cards in total but each one is available in two different styles. One depicts the G1 1980s-style characters, and the other depicts the latest Shattered Glass comics in which Autobots are evil and Decepticons are good. Where the newer characters didn't exist previously, they've been reimagined in the classic aesthetic.

Each card is also double-sided, with one side showing the Transformers in robot mode and the other in vehicle mode. They'll be spread randomly throughout The Brothers' War set boosters, collector boosters, and the Bundle Box, but will be distinguished by special Universes Beyond frames and holofoil stamps.

Given their unique mechanics, the Transformers cards are only playable in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage formats despite appearing in a standard set. Two new keywords will be introduced in the Transformers cards: More Than Meets the Eye and Living Metal.

"It was important we find a seamless way of integrating our Transformers characters into the world of Magic the Gathering while ensuring the cards remained true to both brands. Our characters have both a robot mode and an alt-mode, so making each card double-sided allowed us to feature one of our brands most important and fun elements: duality of form," Hasbro's Head of Action Brands Jenny Whitlock says.

The former allows players to cast them on the backside for an alternate cost while the latter makes all Transformers in vehicle mode also count as a create and does not require it to be crewed.

"Normally in Magic, you crew your vehicles with your creature," Gavin Verhey, principal game designer at Wizards of the Coast tells IGN. "But nobody hops in and drives Optimus Prime. So, we solved that with the final Living Metal mechanic, which also plays into the fact that they’re robots in disguise on your opponent’s turns."

Verhey also explained why these cards would be included in The Brothers' Arms set and not included separately like its previous Universes Beyond expansions such as Fortnite and Street Fighter.

"There are so many fan-favorite Transformers characters, not to mention the Shattered Glass versions too, that we wanted to make sure we could launch many of them," he said, "and 20 cards is outside of the scope of what we’ve done so far."

Verhey continued, "The Brother’s War is an incredible set that retells one of the most classic stories of Magic," Verhey said. "There’s a lot for established players to dig into here, but we wanted to have something that might catch the eye of someone who didn’t have the background of Brother’s War to get them excited about the set. And finally, as mentioned before, we’ve been looking for a place to put Transformers, and in a world full of giant mechs and sweet artifacts, it made sense."

As for what's ahead, Verhey couldn't confirm whether or not these Transformers cards would get versions created for the Magic: The Gathering's Standard format, but did say that Wizards of the Coast is open to the idea.

"There are currently no plans to create in-universe versions, but we absolutely have the technology available to us to print in-universe versions if we need to," he said. "For example, if one breaks out as a very popular card and we need to reprint an in-world version at some point."

Transformers isn't the only popular IP that Magic: The Gathering has partnered with recently, most recently announcing a Warhammer 40K collection. That's not all though, as Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, and Netflix's Arcane have also had special sets.

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Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Optimus Prime and other Transformers characters are becoming Magic: The Gathering cards in the upcoming The Brothers' War expansion.

The crossover was revealed at Hasbro's PulseCon, with Wizards of the Coast announcing that the cards will be featured as the first Universes Beyond set that exists within another normal expansion.

Six characters were revealed:

• Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader / Optimus Prime, Hero
• Goldbug, Scrappy Scout / Goldbug, Humanity’s Ally
• Starscream, Seeker Leader / Starscream, Power Hungry
• Soundwave, Superior Captain / Soundwave, Sonic Spy
• Flamewar, Streetwise Operative / Flamewar, Brash Veteran
• Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist / Slicer, Hired Muscle

There will be 15 Transformers cards in total but each one is available in two different styles. One depicts the G1 1980s-style characters, and the other depicts the latest Shattered Glass comics in which Autobots are evil and Decepticons are good. Where the newer characters didn't exist previously, they've been reimagined in the classic aesthetic.

Each card is also double-sided, with one side showing the Transformers in robot mode and the other in vehicle mode. They'll be spread randomly throughout The Brothers' Arms set boosters, collector boosters, and the Bundle Box, but will be distinguished by special Universes Beyond frames and holofoil stamps.

Given their unique mechanics, the Transformers cards are only playable in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage formats despite appearing in a standard set. Two new keywords will be introduced in the Transformers cards: More Than Meets the Eye and Living Metal.

"It was important we find a seamless way of integrating our Transformers characters into the world of Magic the Gathering while ensuring the cards remained true to both brands. Our characters have both a robot mode and an alt-mode, so making each card double-sided allowed us to feature one of our brands most important and fun elements: duality of form," Habro's Head of Action Brands Jenny Whitlock says.

The former allows players to cast them on the backside for an alternate cost while the latter makes all Transformers in vehicle mode also count as a create and does not require it to be crewed.

"Normally in Magic, you crew your vehicles with your creature," Gavin Verhey, principal game designer at Wizards of the Coast tells IGN. "But nobody hops in and drives Optimus Prime. So, we solved that with the final Living Metal mechanic, which also plays into the fact that they’re robots in disguise on your opponent’s turns."

Verhey also explained why these cards would be included in The Brothers' Arms set and not included separately like its previous Universes Beyond expansions such as Fortnite and Street Fighter.

"There are so many fan-favorite Transformers characters, not to mention the Shattered Glass versions too, that we wanted to make sure we could launch many of them," he said, "and 20 cards is outside of the scope of what we’ve done so far."

Verhey continued, "Brother’s War is an incredible set that retells one of the most classic stories of Magic," Verhey said. "There’s a lot for established players to dig into here, but we wanted to have something that might catch the eye of someone who didn’t have the background of Brother’s War to get them excited about the set. And finally, as mentioned before, we’ve been looking for a place to put Transformers, and in a world full of giant mechs and sweet artifacts, it made sense."

As for what's ahead, Verhey couldn't confirm whether or not these Transformers cards would get versions created for the Magic: The Gathering's Standard format, but did say that Wizards of the Coast is open to the idea.

"There are currently no plans to create in-universe versions, but we absolutely have the technology available to us to print in-universe versions if we need to," he said. "For example, if one breaks out as a very popular card and we need to reprint an in-world version at some point."

Transformers isn't the only popular IP that Magic: The Gathering has partnered with recently, most recently announcing a Warhammer 40K collection. That's not all though, as Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, and Netflix's Arcane have also had special sets.

Blogroll Image Credit: Volta Creation

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.