"Most" films from Universal, Illumination, and Dreamworks will premiere on Peacock "as early as 45 days" following their theatrical and PVOD releases, NBCUniversal announced Thursday.

Peacock's new release model will start with NBCUniversal's 2022 films while keeping existing deals with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group for PVOD content.

This new announcement presumably adds to Peacock's previous announcement that its 2022 film slate would debut on Peacock no later than four months after theatrical release dates, including Jurassic World: Dominion.

NBCUniversal cited several upcoming films as examples that would debut on Peacock after the 45-day window, including Halloween Ends (the third and final entry in the latest Halloween reboot), Michael Bay's Ambulance, Blumhouse's The Black Phone, new movies from Dreamworks Animation like The Bad Guys, and Downton Abbey: A New Era.

“Prioritizing the theatrical experience and eventizing our world class content remains the cornerstone of our business,” said UFEG vice chairman and chief distribution officer Peter Levinsohn.

Peacock follows in the footsteps of other streaming services like HBO Max, which previously announced plans to film around 10 movies exclusively for their own platform, in addition to shortening or outright axing the window between theatrical premieres and streaming premieres. Peacock has previously allowed some of its films to premiere simultaneously in theaters and its streaming service, like Halloween Kills, the second entry in the new horror reboot.

You can check out IGN's review of Peacock from 2020 to get our first impressions of the streaming service. Since launch, it's thankfully gotten a few more series and movies worth checking out, like SYFY's Chucky.

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Prior to its recent release of Halo Infinite, Microsoft filed a US trademark application for 'Halo: The Endless'.

As spotted by Aggiornamenti Lumia on Twitter, Microsoft initially filed its application for Halo: The Endless on December 3 before it was then updated on December 7.

HALO: THE ENDLESS - Trademark Detailshttps://t.co/gMuFQPDM9S

— Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) December 9, 2021

Currently, very little is known about the trademark. A listing on trademark website Justia merely suggests that the trademark is tied to goods and services in the realm of video game software, which doesn't give much away. Further links within the trademark also appear to suggest ties between Halo: The Endless and other forms of entertainment media such as film, TV, and radio. Despite references to a number of formats within the trademark, this is far from a guarantee that Halo: The Endless will actually ever materialize into a product from within one of those categories.

While fans will have to see whether or not Microsoft has any solid plans for Halo: The Endless, the recent release of Halo: Infinite should offer plenty of content in the meantime. Halo Infinite's long-awaited launch took place yesterday. If you're one of the many fans currently heading into Infinite's campaign, make sure to check out our Halo wiki guide, which comes with its very own campaign walkthrough as well as a section fully dedicated to collectibles and other neat things from the game.

In other Halo news, Geoff Keighley recently revealed that that the first trailer for the long-awaited Halo TV series will be shown off tonight (December 9) during The Game Awards. The show is set to debut on Paramount Plus next year and will star Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, with Danny Sapani and Olive Grey set to play Jacob and Miranda Keyes, respectively.

For more on Halo Infinite, make sure to check out this piece detailing how the game's original open world was reportedly cut down from a Zelda-like size to what it is today.

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A new image of Master Chief from the Halo TV series shows that Paramount has certainly got one thing right: that's game-accurate Mjolnir armor he's wearing.

The photo, revealed by Entertainment Weekly, shows actor Pablo Schreiber suited up as John-117 in a sandy environment.

Talking to EW, Schreiber said that the show promises to "crack the veneer" of Master Chief. "It takes place very much in the universe that the video games created, but it's a it's a TV show," he said. "We get to expand that universe and create stories in it. There's going to be some new characters that are introduced, there's going to be a lot of familiar characters that everyone will know from the game."

A new trailer for Halo will premiere at The Game Awards later today. The show itself will debut on Paramount+ next year. While Pablo Schreiber replaces the game's Steve Downes as the Chief, Jen Taylor will reprise her role as Cortana in the show.

As for games, Halo Infinite has finally arrived in (almost) full, now that both multiplayer and campaign segments are available. The reception so far is very positive; our Halo Infinite campaign review says it "has absolutely brought Halo’s single-player campaign back into contention as one of the finest out there."

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Update: With The Wrong Earth: Trapped on Teen Planet #1 due out on March 2, IGN can debut an exclusive preview of this wacky superhero mashup.

Check out the slideshow gallery below to see what to expect from writer Gail Simone and artists Bill Morrison, Walter Geovani and Rob Lean as they tackle a bizarre, Archie Comics-inspired parody:

"If you’ve ever read Gail, I don’t have to tell you how funny she is, or how true her characters are," The Wrong Earth co-creator Tom Peyer tells IGN. "A Wrong Earth story needs both. It’s where we take one of comics’ familiar heroic archetypes, campy or gritty or otherwise, and transport it to a place where it doesn’t fit in. Gail took to this like she’d been writing it always."

"Ahoy Comics is run by people who genuinely love comics," says Simone. "It shows in everything they do. It's a refreshing change from some companies that have adopted the whole 'it's just content to get optioned someday' mentality. The Wrong Earth: Trapped on Teen Planet was fun to do from day one."

Morrison adds, "Years ago when Gail Simone’s career as a comic book writer was in its infancy, I had the sublime pleasure of working with her as editor on some very funny Simpsons stories at Bongo Comics. In addition to the comics, Gail wrote Bongo's weekly Simpsons newspaper strip, and some of her scripts were drawn by Dan DeCarlo. For The Wrong Earth: Trapped On Teen Planet I got to work with Gail again, this time drawing a big chunk of her brilliant script that required me to replicate Dan DeCarlo’s style. Full circle! I had so much fun I’m starting a letter writing campaign to demand a regular Teen Planet series, and I have no doubt that WETOTP readers will join me!"

The original story is below:

The Wrong Earth has always been a great choice for comic book fans who love big, wacky superhero crossovers. Now the series is returning for its most outlandish multiverse romp yet, and a number of guest star creators are coming along for the ride.

Previous volumes of The Wrong Earth focused on the Batman-esque hero Dragonfly, a hero who exists on Earth-Alpha as a campy, Batman '66-style superhero and on Earth-Omega as a grim, Dark Knight Returns-inspired vigilante. This time around, the series is expanding its scope to explore other words in this bizarre multiverse.

This new series consists of five standalone specials, each set on a different Earth in this multiverse. First up is The Wrong Earth: Trapped on Teen Planet #1, which lampoons Archie and the entire Riverdale crew. Fittingly, Archie Comics mainstay Dan Parent is even drawing one of the covers. If you thought 2014's Archie vs. Predator was weird, this parody might just outdo it.

Trapped on Teen Planet is written by Gail Simone (Red Sonja, Secret Six), drawn by Bill Morrison (The Simpsons), Walter Geovani (Red Sonja/ Tarzan) and Rob Lean (Smallville: Alien), colored by Andy Troy and lettered by Rob Steen.

Here's a breakdown of the remaining four Wrong Earth specials, including the creators involved:

THE WRONG EARTH: FAME & FORTUNE #1 from writer Mark Russell, artist Michael Montenat, colorist Andy Troy, and letterer Rob Steen. On sale in April, this comic from the writer of Billionaire Island provides a satirical look at two different versions of Richard Fame and how, despite the best and worst intentions, huge gobs of money determine their own results.

THE WRONG EARTH: PURPLE #1 from writer Stuart Moore, artist by Fred Harper, and letterer by Rob Steen. On sale in May, this one-shot introduces Earth-Kappa, a dark but glossy world of big hair, shoulder pads, Wall Street traders, rubber super-suits, and funk music. Get the funk up!

THE WRONG EARTH: CONFIDENCE MEN #1 by writer Mark Waid, artist Leonard Kirk, and letterer Rob Steen. On sale in June, it’s the tale of two sidekicks! On campy Earth-Alpha, circumstances force kid sidekick Stinger to become Dragonflyman's mentor! On gritty Earth-Omega, Dragonfly and Stinger go to war—against each other!

THE WRONG EARTH: MEAT #1 from writer Tom Peyer, artist Greg Scott, and letterer Rob Steen, on sale in July. On campy Earth-Alpha, Dragonflyman and Stinger follow clues to foil the beef-themed crimes of Dr. Meat. On gritty Earth Omega, a tragedy compels Dragonfly to imprison a criminal in an abandoned slaughterhouse—just to have someone to talk to.

"THE WRONG EARTH, by the killer team of creators TOM PEYER and JAMAL IGLE, is my favorite new comic concept: the wrong hero in the wrong place at the wrong time," Simone tells IGN. "So it is simply gleeful fun to take the dark, gritty DRAGONFLY and send him to one of the most famously innocent small towns in comics…a place that may seem weirdly familiar, a place where the dog plays drums and no one gets laid, ever. Ever, ever. Like, abstinence for DECADES. You should read it because we had a blast. A very chaste blast!”

“THE WRONG EARTH: PURPLE is a tribute to all things ’80s, including big hair, shoulder pads, Wall Street traders, and ESPECIALLY: rubber super-people costumes," says Moore. "So put on some funk music, pick up a copy of “Sly Magazine,” and get ready for financial magnate Richard Fame—alias THE DRAGON-FLY—to face the biggest challenge of his dual life. With spectacular art and color by Fred Harper."

Russell adds, "Tom and Jamal created what I think is one of the most interesting comic book premises I’ve ever encountered, so I really wanted to write a story about them dealing with some social issue (in this case, building a stadium) which is problematic regardless of which universe you live in."

The Wrong Earth: Trapped on Teen Planet #1 will hit stores on March 2, 2022. If you want to sample the franchise for yourself beforehand, IGN has a preview of the entire first issue of The Wrong Earth: Night & Day:

In other news, we just revealed our nominees for the best comic book series or original graphic novel of 2021.

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Halo Infinite's single-player campaign has a bug that is currently affecting players jumping back into their play sessions via Xbox Series X/S' Quick Resume feature. 343 has acknowledged the matter, however, and says that a fix is currently in the works.

As shared in a tweet by 343's community director Brian Jarrard, Halo Infinite currently features a bug that stops multiplayer cosmetics earned in the game's campaign from showing up in your multiplayer inventory. Currently, 343 hasn't specified a time frame for a fix on the issue, though the studio has stated it's something that it is working on.

"When playing Halo Infinite's campaign you will come across armor lockers that contain cosmetics for your MP Spartan," writes Jarrard on Twitter. "If you are offline, or disconnected from services - which can occur after Quick Resume - the cosmetics won’t show up in your MP inventory."

"The team is aware and we will eventually have a retroactive fix (you will get the cosmetics you've earned). For now, I recommend not continuing a Quick Resume session and making sure you’re online before venturing into Zeta Halo."

The team is aware and we will eventually have a retroactive fix (you will get the cosmetics youve earned). For now, I recommend not continuing a Quick Resume session and making sure you’re online before venturing into Zeta Halo. Thank you! (2/2)

— Brian Jarrard (@ske7ch) December 8, 2021

The easiest way to ensure that you don't start the game via Quick Resume is to fully quit Halo Infinite before re-launching the game from your console's home screen whenever you plan to jump into a session. While this is far from a difficult workaround, it's still a minor inconvenience that players will now need to keep in mind for the foreseeable future.

Halo Infinite's long-awaited campaign launched yesterday (December 8). While the single-player mode has received high praise from critics across the internet, its launch hasn't been without a number of smaller hitches. Users across social media reported that they had experienced issues with the Xbox App failing to recognize the campaign as being live as well as the game's slow download speeds.

If you're currently fighting your way through Halo Infinite's campaign and would like some extra direction, then make sure to check out our wiki guide for the game, which includes help on topics such as Skull locations, walkthroughs, and more.

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

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are back to celebrate twenty years of the Harry Potter series in a new special on HBO Max.

Chris Columbus, who directed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, will join them alongside other cast members from the series as they reflect on the popular film series and its legacy.

Available exclusively on HBO Max, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts will see the three original Harry Potter cast members reunite. And now we’ve got our first look at the three of them together on set.

Other cast members joining the reunion include Robbie Coltrane, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Isaacs, Imelda Staunton, Tom Felton, James and Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, and Ian Hart among others.

Notably, there’s no mention of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling who has been quietly distanced from the film franchise following her controversial anti-trans views.

The retrospective special looks back across all eight Harry Potter movies, with in-depth interviews and conversations with the cast and crew taking place on the original Hogwarts sets.

According to HBO, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts will take fans “on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.”

If you’re a Harry Potter, you won’t want to miss it. After all, it sounds a lot like HBO Max’s Friends: The Reunion special, which created a lot of buzz around the decades-old TV show.

Although Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson haven’t played Harry, Ron and Hermione for over a decade at this point, director Chris Columbus still hopes to reunite the trio for an adaptation of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – the hit theatre production.

Will there be anything to announce at the 20th Anniversary reunion? For now, we’ll have to wait and see. But it could be just what Warner Bros. needs to get the ball rolling.

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is available on HBO Max from January 1 and will air on TBS and Cartoon Network in Spring 2022. Here’s how you can watch it.

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

One of Destiny's most recognizable weapons is getting its own real-life Nerf overhaul. That's right, Bungie is partnering up alongside toy-weapon creators Nerf to bring out their own foam-firing Gjallarhorn.

Now listed on the Bungie store, the toy version of the legendary Destiny rocket launcher which will be available to pre-order in late 2022.

The weapon, which is being redesigned with Nerf's iconic orange lick of paint, is being designed at a 1:1 scale of its video game counterpart and will measure more than 4 feet in size. Similar to its appearance in Destiny, the Nerf weaponry will fire its own version of the launcher's Wolfpack rounds in the form of a "first-of-its kind Mega" that will launch three darts at once from inside the shell. The weapon will also feature a breach loading mechanism inspired by the game, as well as an illuminated scope.

While pre-orders for the weapon aren't yet available, the Nerf Gjallarhorn is currently listed at $160. Early access to pre-orders will be granted to players who acquire the in-game version of Gjallarhorn by completing Destiny 2's new dungeon as part of the newly released 30th Anniversary Pack before August 1, 2022. Despite Bungie not confirming an official date for early access pre-orders, the studio has said that players who are eligible at the time will be notified by email.

Bungie brought back the Gjallarhorn in Destiny 2 this week as part of a special 30th Anniversary Pack. As part of the celebrations, the studio also revealed a number of new Halo-themed weapons that include Destiny-themed takes on the Battle Rifle, Energy Sword, and more.

For more from Destiny, make sure to check out this article detailing how ex-Bungie composer Marty O'Donnell has told fans to destroy a range of Destiny music that he shouldn't have released.

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

Star Wars prequel series The Acolyte is eyeing Amandla Stenberg for its leading role.

According to Variety, the 23-year-old American actor is in talks to join the upcoming Star Wars prequel series, The Acolyte which is heading to Disney+.

Although details on Stenberg’s role are being kept under wraps, it’s thought that they will be playing the titular ‘Acolyte’… and this may shed some light on whether Stenberg is going to be heading to the Dark Side.

Traditionally, an acolyte in the Star Wars universe refers to a member of the Sith who has begun training under the tutelage of a Sith Lord. This certainly tallies – after all, The Acolyte is said to take place around 50 years prior to The Phantom Menace, during the final days of the High Republic era.

This was a time before the Rule of Two – a restriction imposed by Darth Bane which means there are only ever two Sith in existence at any one time. One master and one apprentice.

“The Acolyte is a mystery thriller that will take us into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emergent dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic era,” said series producer Kathleen Kennedy as she unveiled The Acolyte.

Now, it looks as though we could know who The Acolyte will be.

Of course, there has been plenty of speculation about who The Acolyte will serve under, with Star Wars fans suggesting we may finally see the story of Darth Plagueis play out on screen.

Stenberg is known for their breakout role in The Hunger Games, where they starred as District 11 tribute, Rue. Stenberg has since starred in the likes of As You Are, The Hate U Give and Dear Even Hansen.

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Nexon has announced that it is working on a new game based on Games Workshop’s Warhammer: Age of Sigmar. Described as a “Virtual World”, the game will be a PvE multiplayer game with RPG elements.

Announced in a press release, Nexon revealed that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Games Workshop for the project. In development for PC, consoles, and mobile, the as-yet untitled Warhammer: Age of Sigmar game will be supported by Nexon’s “world-class Live Operations”. Essentially, it sounds like it’s a live service MMO-style game, which is unsurprising considering Nexon’s back catalogue.

While there is no title or release date yet, Nexon has already provided an outline for how its Age of Sigmar game will play. Players will command war hosts of the God-king Sigmar and his allies (so the Stormcast Eternals and other 'Order' forces, rather than anything Chaos, Death, or Destruction-flavoured), collecting new characters and travelling to new realms each season. Each character comes with unique options, stories, and gameplay, with the ability to customize characters and work cooperatively with other players.

From that description, it does sound more than a little like a Warhammer version of Genshin Impact, which is also a live service PvE game in which new characters and locations are unlocked with seasonal updates. Only time will tell if that hunch is close to the truth, though.

For more from the fantasy side of Games Workshop, check out the latest Slaanesh trailer for Total War: Warhammer 3. If you’d prefer to keep things Age of Sigmar, we’ve got reviews of the Storm Ground video game and the latest tabletop box, Age of Sigmar: Dominion.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Japan’s Osaka Prefectural Police is using Ace Attorney characters as part of a campaign to tackle marijuana use among children.

In a press release from Capcom, the company revealed that it is working with Osaka police’s juvenile delinquency prevention awareness program to produce 6,000 posters and 4,000 flyers that will feature characters from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. The posters feature the classic Ace Attorney “objection!” stance, accompanied by a large “NO!” written in the instantly recognisable font.

According to Capcom, the Osaka Prefectural Police reached out to the company to request use of the Ace Attorney characters as part of their new anti-weed campaign. The police are currently promoting an anti-drug message to children after they witnessed “a conspicuous shift toward younger age groups” among marijuana use cases.

The flyers will be given out alongside individually wrapped face masks at Osaka Prefectural educational institutions, police boxes, and train stations from today, December 9.

While this is the first time Ace Attorney characters have been used as part of a policing project, Capcom has previously worked with law enforcement before, having collaborated with prefectural police in the Kansai region on prevention activities and traffic safety awareness for Tamura Police Station, among other projects.

For more from Ace Attorney that won’t ask you to stop smoking weed, check out our hands-on with The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles and why it took so long for it to come to the West.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.