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Funcom has announced another restructuring following the departure of CEO Rui Casais. The restructuring will lead to more layoffs, even though Dune: Awakening has sold well. The studio will continue to support Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles, but changes in the games market are forcing it to cut costs. According to the company, Dune: Awakening...
In January 2020, Hank Azaria stepped down from voicing Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Kwik-E-Mart owner and one of the best-known characters on The Simpsons. Azaria and the show’s writers agreed that the portrayal of Apu relied on racial stereotypes. They apologized, and the character and his family were quietly moved into the background. On Oct. 18,...
Hunter Schafer, best known for Euphoria, has opened up about working on A24’s latest untitled vampire horror film. It’s the best thing I’ve ever been part of, because it’s absolutely unhinged. My fellow actresses and I had to commit to that same wild energy, Schafer said in a new interview. Josh Hutcherson, Emma Corrin, Caleb...
Tom Cruise has built a career on larger-than-life characters, but some of his best work comes when he digs into the vulnerable people beneath the movie-star bravado. Days of Thunder tells the story of a hotshot NASCAR driver by way of the humbling process of learning to trust someone. Jerry Maguire follows a sports agent...
Zach Cregger’s horror film Resident Evil will reach digital platforms abroad on November 3, according to media reports. The film opened in theaters in September and has grossed $361 million. Austin Abrams (Euphoria) stars as Brian, a courier who must deliver an antidote for a zombie virus to Raccoon City. Cregger co-wrote the screenplay with...
Bloober Team and its new subsidiary Broken Mirror Games want to find a creator with an unusual vision and help that person grow a small idea into a full horror game. Bloober Team plans to find a talented creator who could change the horror genre in the future. The company says it is ready to...
For the first time in its history, Netflix has published official box office numbers. The film in question is the acclaimed Spanish drama “The Black Ball” (“La Bola Negra”), which opened in the US this week. The Penélope Cruz title earned $277,500 over its opening weekend while playing in just four theaters. That is a...
Night City makes it easy to confuse becoming a legend with having a life worth living. Mercenaries replace their flesh with increasingly powerful chrome and take gigs they have no business surviving. They hope somebody remembers their name after it all goes to hell. The first season of Netflix’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners turned that bargain into...
Actor and director Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Now You See Me) is developing the first television series of his career. According to Variety, A24 will produce the project. The show is set in 2002 and follows an 18-year-old college student whose beliefs shift as she meets new people. Eisenberg explored a similar story in...
In a new interview, Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor) revealed that his Star Wars project has been put on hold indefinitely. I hate to disappoint anyone, but we’ve decided to shelve this one for now and collaborate on something else… I honestly don’t know how to put it without sounding too vague. This...
