French actor Gaspard Ulliel, one of the stars of Marvel's upcoming Moon Knight series, has reportedly died at the age of 37.

According to Deadline, Ulliel was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Grenoble after suffering a serious head injury during a skiing collision in the Savoie region of the Alps on Tuesday. The actor's family and local agent have reportedly since informed the news agency AFP that Ulliel has not survived the tragic accident.

Ulliel is perhaps best known for his role as the young Hannibal Lecter in 2007's Hannibal Rising, which served as an adaptation of Thomas Harris' 2006 novel of the same name. He also starred in the likes of Saint Laurent, It's Only the End of the World, and A Very Long Engagement, for which he won a César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2017.

It's understood that he had also recently completed work on Marvel's Moon Knight series alongside Oscar Isaac's mercenary-turned-vigilante Marc Spector/Moon Knight and Ethan Hawke's villainous mad scientist Arthur Harrow. A former listing on Ulliel's talent agency page showed the actor as taking on the role of Anton Mogart aka Midnight Man in the series.

French prime minister Jean Castex shared a tribute to the late actor on Twitter, writing that Ulliel "grew up with cinema and cinema grew with him."

Ulliel is survived by his long-term partner Gaëlle Piétri and their six-year-old son Orso.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Thumbnail image credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for La Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco.

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, one of the stars of Marvel's upcoming Moon Knight series, has reportedly died at the age of 37.

According to Deadline, Ulliel was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Grenoble after suffering a serious head injury during a skiing collision in the Savoie region of the Alps on Tuesday. The actor's family and local agent have reportedly since informed the news agency AFP that Ulliel has not survived the tragic accident.

Ulliel is perhaps best known for his role as the young Hannibal Lecter in 2007's Hannibal Rising, which served as an adaptation of Thomas Harris' 2006 novel of the same name. He also starred in the likes of Saint Laurent, It's Only the End of the World, and A Very Long Engagement, for which he won a César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2017.

It's understood that he had also recently completed work on Marvel's Moon Knight series alongside Oscar Isaac's mercenary-turned-vigilante Marc Spector/Moon Knight and Ethan Hawke's villainous mad scientist Arthur Harrow. A former listing on Ulliel's talent agency page showed the actor as taking on the role of Anton Mogart aka Midnight Man in the series.

French prime minister Jean Castex shared a tribute to the late actor on Twitter, writing that Ulliel "grew up with cinema and cinema grew with him."

Ulliel is survived by his long-term partner Gaëlle Piétri and their six-year-old son Orso.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Thumbnail image credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for La Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will lean into its eclectic mix of art styles with a different style for each dimension.

During an interview with Collider, filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller explained their “ambitious” approach to the Spider-Verse sequel.

“It is, as Phil said, a very ambitious sequel because we didn’t want to just sort of do the same thing again,” said Miller, who co-wrote the script. “And so, the idea that we’d be going to different dimensions really opened up an opportunity artistically to have each world have its own art style, and to be able to push the folks at ImageWorks to develop a way to have each dimension feel like it was drawn by a different artist’s hand.”

We already got a taste of the different styles from other parts of the Spider-Verse in the previous film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

There, we were introduced to Spider-Man Noir (voiced by Nicolas Cage), Spider-Ham (voiced by John Mulaney), and Peni Parker (voiced by Kimiko Glen) among others – each new Spider-Man appearing with their own unique art style. But while the characters clearly leaned into retro comic book and animé stylings, it looks as though entire dimensions will now get a unique look and feel in the upcoming sequel.

“Seeing the development of that stuff is breathtaking,” added Miller, “and really, it’s the reason we keep doing it because it’s so hard to get it right.”

Of course, this isn’t the first time Miller has spoken about the sequel’s impressive art style.

“The development of new groundbreaking art techniques being done for the next Spider-Verse movie are already blowing me away,” he said previously. “It's going to make the first movie look quaint.”

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gained critical acclaim for its interdimensional story and vibrant art style. Focussing on the origin story of Miles Morales, the film was a huge hit and gained an instant following of Spider-Fans. Now, the upcoming sequel looks set to push boundaries yet again.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse stars Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacey, Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’Hara, Issa Rae as Jessica Drew, and Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker.

Although Tom Holland was approached for Into the Spider-Verse, nothing ever came of it. But that could leave the door open for an appearance in the upcoming sequel. Especially after recent multidimensional shenanigans in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller will produce the film alongside Avi Arad, Amy Pascal and Christina Steinberg. Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson will direct the movie, based on a script by Lord, Miller, and David Callaham.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse debuts in theaters on October 7, 2022.

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

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will lean into its eclectic mix of art styles with a different style for each dimension.

During an interview with Collider, filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller explained their “ambitious” approach to the Spider-Verse sequel.

“It is, as Phil said, a very ambitious sequel because we didn’t want to just sort of do the same thing again,” said Miller, who co-wrote the script. “And so, the idea that we’d be going to different dimensions really opened up an opportunity artistically to have each world have its own art style, and to be able to push the folks at ImageWorks to develop a way to have each dimension feel like it was drawn by a different artist’s hand.”

We already got a taste of the different styles from other parts of the Spider-Verse in the previous film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

There, we were introduced to Spider-Man Noir (voiced by Nicolas Cage), Spider-Ham (voiced by John Mulaney), and Peni Parker (voiced by Kimiko Glen) among others – each new Spider-Man appearing with their own unique art style. But while the characters clearly leaned into retro comic book and animé stylings, it looks as though entire dimensions will now get a unique look and feel in the upcoming sequel.

“Seeing the development of that stuff is breathtaking,” added Miller, “and really, it’s the reason we keep doing it because it’s so hard to get it right.”

Of course, this isn’t the first time Miller has spoken about the sequel’s impressive art style.

“The development of new groundbreaking art techniques being done for the next Spider-Verse movie are already blowing me away,” he said previously. “It's going to make the first movie look quaint.”

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gained critical acclaim for its interdimensional story and vibrant art style. Focussing on the origin story of Miles Morales, the film was a huge hit and gained an instant following of Spider-Fans. Now, the upcoming sequel looks set to push boundaries yet again.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse stars Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacey, Oscar Isaac as Miguel O’Hara, Issa Rae as Jessica Drew, and Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker.

Although Tom Holland was approached for Into the Spider-Verse, nothing ever came of it. But that could leave the door open for an appearance in the upcoming sequel. Especially after recent multidimensional shenanigans in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller will produce the film alongside Avi Arad, Amy Pascal and Christina Steinberg. Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson will direct the movie, based on a script by Lord, Miller, and David Callaham.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse debuts in theaters on October 7, 2022.

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

Ahead of its January 28 release date, a number of leaked gameplay and story elements from Nintendo's upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus have begun cropping up online. For those of you looking to head into the game spoiler-free, you may want to stray away from social media - at least until the initial storm passes.

While Nintendo has been relatively quick in its attempts to take down images that contain copyrighted material from Pokémon Legends: Arceus, many screenshots from throughout the game are still currently doing the rounds online.

Unlike previous Pokémon leaks, this most recent wave of content appears to have come from boxed retail versions of the game as opposed to digital review copies. Photographs of a number of players holding copies of the game have begun popping up on social media over the last 24 hours alongside a number of screenshots of the game itself.

While we won't be sharing exact details pertaining to the content that has been leaked itself, Twitter user Stealth40k gave a rundown of what you should look to avoid. According to Stealth, that list of features includes the game's opening movie, new Pokémon, and, well, pretty much everything else that you wouldn't want to be ruined.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has leaked... the opening movie, new Pokémon, pretty much everything is being spoiled, so definitely take precaution!

— Stealth (@Stealth40k) January 19, 2022

With a little over a week left before the official launch of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, mute words and a cautious approach to scrolling may help you to navigate any unsightly spoilers. In the meantime, to supplement the rebellious part of your brain that might be tempted to go hunting for Pokémon content, Nintendo recently shared thirteen additional minutes of gameplay from the game that was both intended for release and packed with a number of satisfying scenes.

The clip itself explores a number of new features that are set to be included in Arceus such as how Pokémon will be caught out in the wild, the game's overhauled combat system, and how Noble Pokémon boss battles will work.

For more from the world of Pokémon, make sure to check out this article detailing the fan-made Pokémon first-person shooter that is just as disturbing as it sounds.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Ahead of its January 28 release date, a number of leaked gameplay and story elements from Nintendo's upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus have begun cropping up online. For those of you looking to head into the game spoiler-free, you may want to stray away from social media - at least until the initial storm passes.

While Nintendo has been relatively quick in its attempts to take down images that contain copyrighted material from Pokémon Legends: Arceus, many screenshots from throughout the game are still currently doing the rounds online.

Unlike previous Pokémon leaks, this most recent wave of content appears to have come from boxed retail versions of the game as opposed to digital review copies. Photographs of a number of players holding copies of the game have begun popping up on social media over the last 24 hours alongside a number of screenshots of the game itself.

While we won't be sharing exact details pertaining to the content that has been leaked itself, Twitter user Stealth40k gave a rundown of what you should look to avoid. According to Stealth, that list of features includes the game's opening movie, new Pokémon, and, well, pretty much everything else that you wouldn't want to be ruined.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has leaked... the opening movie, new Pokémon, pretty much everything is being spoiled, so definitely take precaution!

— Stealth (@Stealth40k) January 19, 2022

With a little over a week left before the official launch of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, mute words and a cautious approach to scrolling may help you to navigate any unsightly spoilers. In the meantime, to supplement the rebellious part of your brain that might be tempted to go hunting for Pokémon content, Nintendo recently shared thirteen additional minutes of gameplay from the game that was both intended for release and packed with a number of satisfying scenes.

The clip itself explores a number of new features that are set to be included in Arceus such as how Pokémon will be caught out in the wild, the game's overhauled combat system, and how Noble Pokémon boss battles will work.

For more from the world of Pokémon, make sure to check out this article detailing the fan-made Pokémon first-person shooter that is just as disturbing as it sounds.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Amazon Studios officially announced the title of its forthcoming Lord of the Rings television series: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The series will premiere on September 2, 2022, on Prime Video.

The epic fantasy show is set during the Second Age of Middle-earth’s history, a relatively unexplored portion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s saga mostly chronicled in the appendices of his novel. The show takes place thousands of years before the events depicted in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies.

You can see a title reveal in the video below:

"This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien's other classics,” showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay said in a statement. “The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth's Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.”

They added: “Until now, audiences have only seen on-screen the story of the One Ring - but before there was one, there were many... and we're excited to share the epic story of them all."

In the title video, various shots of Middle-earth are seen as molten metal is poured into a forge and cooled to create the series’ title in silver, its lettering in Elven script. Over this, a female voiceover – a young Galadriel perhaps? – recites Tolkien’s epigraph to Lord of the Rings:

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

The voiceover omits the passage’s next lines – “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them” – which were famously heard in Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, suggesting that’s a story we already know.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.

In addition to Payne and McKay, the show’s executive producers include Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J.A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, and Sharon Tal Yguado, and producer Christopher Newman. Wayne Che Yip serves as co-executive producer and also directs episodes along with J.A. Bayona and Charlotte Brändström.

Check out how they made the Lord of the Rings title sequence as a practical effect:

Season One of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power wrapped filming in New Zealand in August 2021. Envisioned as a multi-season saga, Season 2 will film in the U.K. Amazon Studios previously announced that pre-production on Season 2 will begin in early 2022.

Amazon Studios officially announced the title of its forthcoming Lord of the Rings television series: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The series will premiere on September 2, 2022, on Prime Video.

The epic fantasy show is set during the Second Age of Middle-earth’s history, a relatively unexplored portion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s saga mostly chronicled in the appendices of his novel. The show takes places thousands of years before the events depicted in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies.

You can see a title reveal in the video below:

"This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien's other classics,” showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay said in a statement. “The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth's Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.”

They added: “Until now, audiences have only seen on-screen the story of the One Ring - but before there was one, there were many... and we're excited to share the epic story of them all."

In the title video, various shots of Middle-earth are seen as molten metal is poured into a forge and cooled to create the series’ title in silver, its lettering in Elven script. Over this, a female voiceover – a young Galadriel perhaps? – recites Tolkien’s epigraph to Lord of the Rings:

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

The voiceover omits the passage’s next lines – “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them” – which were famously heard in Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, suggesting that’s a story we already know.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.

In addition to Payne and McKay, the show’s executive producers include Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J.A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, and Sharon Tal Yguado, and producer Christopher Newman. Wayne Che Yip serves as co-executive producer and also directs episodes along with J.A. Bayona and Charlotte Brändström.

Check out how they made the Lord of the Rings title sequence as a practical effect:

Season One of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power wrapped filming in New Zealand in August 2021. Envisioned as a multi-season saga, Season 2 will film in the U.K. Amazon Studios previously announced that pre-production on Season 2 will begin in early 2022.

In case you needed to check - though you almost certainly didn't - an FPS where you hunt Pokémon is just as disturbing in reality as it is a concept.

At the best of times, scrolling through Twitter can be a rollercoaster experience, and the platform certainly has its fair share of 'things I wish I hadn't had the displeasure of seeing'. While game developer and Twitter user Dragon has certainly accomplished something unique by making a Pokémon First Person Shooter, it does run the risk of being entered into the aforementioned category.

You can see development footage below, if you're morbidly curious:

Last month I started working on developing a Pokémon First Person Shooter. #IndieGameDev #pokemon pic.twitter.com/dZZTuYWq22

— Dragon (@Dragon_GameDev2) January 17, 2022

During the trailer for Dragon's Pokémon-based FPS, a controllable player character can be seen roaming far and wide to claim numerous pocket monster trophies. The game appears to include a wide array of different Pokémon – seemingly all from the original 151 – that you can track down and fill with lead, as well as multiple different weapons to carry out the deed.

To give credit where it's due, each of the Pokémon in the trailer seems to come with their own signature style of attacks, and boss fights against legendary monsters seem to further vary the action. Across the clip, the hunter fights off a Zapdos, whose electric tornadoes and lightning-style bombing runs definitely provide more of a challenge, while Mewtwo's psychic blasts are also a sight to see.

However, as is often the case in the wild there are few beasts that stand much of a chance against someone armed to the teeth with projectile weaponry. There's just something haunting about watching a Pikachu take a shotgun shell square between the eyes before rolling limply to its death.

If you're made of stronger stuff than us, you can check out a full devlog explaining how Dragon made the project in Unreal Engine on YouTube. Dragon makes clear that the game won't be sold, but that doesn't necessarily mean Nintendo won't take notice of the project – we'll wait and aee on that one.

While we commend Dragon on the effort they've put into the indie project, for many fans, the next fix of Pokémon content will be Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Due for release on January 28, the game will take players to the Hisui Region, where they'll be able to catch, ride and train their chosen Pokémon, safe in the knowledge that there won't be an assault rifle round or shotgun cartridge anywhere in sight.

For more on Pokémon Legends Arceus, make sure to check out this article showing off thirteen minutes of gameplay from the upcoming release.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

In case you needed to check - though you almost certainly didn't - an FPS where you hunt Pokémon is just as disturbing in reality as it is a concept.

At the best of times, scrolling through Twitter can be a rollercoaster experience, and the platform certainly has its fair share of 'things I wish I hadn't had the displeasure of seeing'. While game developer and Twitter user Dragon has certainly accomplished something unique by making a Pokémon First Person Shooter, it does run the risk of being entered into the aforementioned category.

You can see development footage below, if you're morbidly curious:

Last month I started working on developing a Pokémon First Person Shooter. #IndieGameDev #pokemon pic.twitter.com/dZZTuYWq22

— Dragon (@Dragon_GameDev2) January 17, 2022

During the trailer for Dragon's Pokémon-based FPS, a controllable player character can be seen roaming far and wide to claim numerous pocket monster trophies. The game appears to include a wide array of different Pokémon – seemingly all from the original 151 – that you can track down and fill with lead, as well as multiple different weapons to carry out the deed.

To give credit where it's due, each of the Pokémon in the trailer seems to come with their own signature style of attacks, and boss fights against legendary monsters seem to further vary the action. Across the clip, the hunter fights off a Zapdos, whose electric tornadoes and lightning-style bombing runs definitely provide more of a challenge, while Mewtwo's psychic blasts are also a sight to see.

However, as is often the case in the wild there are few beasts that stand much of a chance against someone armed to the teeth with projectile weaponry. There's just something haunting about watching a Pikachu take a shotgun shell square between the eyes before rolling limply to its death.

If you're made of stronger stuff than us, you can check out a full devlog explaining how Dragon made the project in Unreal Engine on YouTube. Dragon makes clear that the game won't be sold, but that doesn't necessarily mean Nintendo won't take notice of the project – we'll wait and aee on that one.

While we commend Dragon on the effort they've put into the indie project, for many fans, the next fix of Pokémon content will be Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Due for release on January 28, the game will take players to the Hisui Region, where they'll be able to catch, ride and train their chosen Pokémon, safe in the knowledge that there won't be an assault rifle round or shotgun cartridge anywhere in sight.

For more on Pokémon Legends Arceus, make sure to check out this article showing off thirteen minutes of gameplay from the upcoming release.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.