One of Helldivers 2’s most powerful stratagems is broken. Actually, to be more accurate, the stratagem is actively breaking Helldivers 2, and players are officially being warned not to use it until Arrowhead manages to fix it.
One of Helldivers 2’s most powerful stratagems is broken. Actually, to be more accurate, the stratagem is actively breaking Helldivers 2, and players are officially being warned not to use it until Arrowhead manages to fix it.
Is the Brat Pack coming back? According to Deadline, Sony wants to rekindle the flame for a St Elmo’s Fire sequel if primary cast members are willing to return. While Sony is ready with wallet in hand to strike a deal, the proposed project depends on the participation of Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham.
The coming-of-age romance drama focuses on a group of friends fresh out of college and looking to start their lives as adults. Xennials connected with St. Elmo’s Fire significantly, especially in the face of an ever-changing world and the pressure to carry the generational torch for Generation X. In addition to being one of Joel Schumacher’s cinematic gems, St. Elmo’s Fire boasts a legendary soundtrack with artists like John Parr, Billy Squire, David Foster, Fee Waybill, Jon Anderson, Vikki Moss, and Airplay contributing one banger after another.
Sony’s St. Elmo’s Fire sequel would revisit the cast of characters decades after discovering who they are and living life to the fullest. The project is in its early development stage, with deals to assemble the original cast hanging in the air. A St. Elmo’s Fire does not work without the original cast, and considering how many of them feel about the “Brat Pack” label, Sony could be fighting an uphill battle. For context, “Brat Pack” members revealed in Andrew McCarthy’s documentary, Brats, that the name did more harm than good in their early careers. A St. Elmo’s Fire sequel could help them bury the past or resurrect it in unpredictable ways.
With Anthony Michael Hall saying he’d welcome a Weird Science remake and Sony wanting to fan the flames of St. Elmoi’s Fire, are the ’80s coming back (again) in a significant way? It would be a hoot to see McCarty, Lowe, Moore, Sheedy, Nelson, and the rest of the cast reunited for a sequel if only to see if their chemistry still pops. What do you think about Sony trying to rekindle the Brat Pack for a St. Elmo’s Fire sequel? Let us know in the comments section below.
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When the TV series based on the popular video game franchise Twisted Metal made its premiere on the Peacock streaming service back in July, it quickly became one of Peacock’s top five original series, racking up 400 million viewing minutes in its first weekend and earning the honor of being the streamer’s “most-binged” premiere. Now season 2 is speeding ahead, and Variety reports that Anthony Carrigan of the HBO series Barry has signed on to play the video game character Calypso! As the casting announcement describes him, Calypso is “the mysterious, charismatic host and creator of a dangerous demolition derby tournament, who invites all assassins, vigilantes, mercenaries and joyriders to participate. To the winner, he offers the prize of making their greatest wish come true, but with Calypso there’s always a twist.“
Also joining the cast in unspecified recurring guest roles are Richard de Klerk (A Teenage Prophet), Patty Guggenheim (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law), and Tiana Okoye (Mrs. Davis).
Based on an original take by Deadpool and Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, this adaptation of the Twisted Metal franchise centers on a motor-mouthed outsider who is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.
Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) stars in the series as John Doe, “a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as he drives. With no memory of his past, John gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of finding community come true, but only if he can survive an onslaught of savage vehicular combat.” Neve Campbell (Scream) plays a character named Raven, Thomas Haden Church (Wings) is Agent Stone, “a cold and unyielding post-apocalyptic highway patrolman who rules the roads with a silver tongue and a twisted iron fist, prosecuting even the smallest crimes with the harshest of judgements. Agent Stone will stop at nothing to bring law and order back to the Divided States of America, and will kill anyone in his path who defies his power”; and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she becomes clouded by her need for revenge, Quiet forms an unlikely, antagonistic bond with John Doe”.
Also in the cast are Mike Mitchell (The Tomorrow War) and Tahj Vaughans (P-Valley) as buddies Stu and Mike, “the Rosencrantz & Guildenstern of this world, and together often find themselves to be more followers than fighters”; Lou Beatty Jr. (A Million Little Things) as Tommy, “a grizzled and weathered cartographer who knows the dangers of the Wild Midwest”; and Richard Cabral (Mayans M.C.) as Quiet’s overprotective brother Loud. AEW wrestler Joe Seanoa, a.k.a Samoa Joe, plays iconic video game character Sweet Tooth, with Will Arnett (Arrested Development) providing the character’s voice.
Michael Jonathan Smith (who also happens to be a writer on Cobra Kai) is the Twisted Metal showrunner. Mackie, Smith, Arnett, Reese, and Wernick executive produce the Twisted Metal series alongside director Kitao Sakurai and Marc Forman of Electric Avenue, Jason Spire of Inspire Entertainment, Peter Principato of Artists First, Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan from PlayStation Productions, and Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios. The series is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television, Playstation Productions, and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
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Ever since Nintendo confirmed that The Legend of Zelda has an official, branching timeline, fans have been curious about precisely when every new game in Nintendo’s beloved action-adventure franchise takes place. That includes the newly announced The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. While nothing’s confirmed yet,…
Ever since Nintendo confirmed that The Legend of Zelda has an official, branching timeline, fans have been curious about precisely when every new game in Nintendo’s beloved action-adventure franchise takes place. That includes the newly announced The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. While nothing’s confirmed yet,…
With less than a day until Shadow of the Erdtree’s release, it’s sad but predictable that spoilers are already on the internet. But what I didn’t expect was for spoilers to come directly from Bandai Namco, the publisher of Elden Ring and its highly anticipated DLC. However, that’s exactly what’s happened with Shadow…
With less than a day until Shadow of the Erdtree’s release, it’s sad but predictable that spoilers are already on the internet. But what I didn’t expect was for spoilers to come directly from Bandai Namco, the publisher of Elden Ring and its highly anticipated DLC. However, that’s exactly what’s happened with Shadow…
Does Paul Walter Hauser ever sleep? He’s currently starring in Pixar’s biggest hit in years, Inside Out 2, and he’s attached to numerous films, including Fantastic Four, The Naked Gun, a Chris Farley biopic, Press Your Luck, and Doug Liman’s upcoming action comedy for AppleTV+ The Instigators. I’m sure there’s more, but let’s focus on the newest addition to his Hollywood dance card, Balls Up, an action comedy from Peter Farrelly (Green Book, Ricky Stanicky, Dumb and Dumber) co-starring Mark Wahlberg. Wahlberg and Hauser lead the film, with Farrelly directing. Amazon MGM is the studio.
Balls Up presents a curious plot. The story revolves around two American executives who get the boot for sabotaging a client sponsorship and decide to use their free tickets to a professional soccer match. After a few drinks too many, the duo finds themselves on the run while being hunted by every person across the country. Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese of Deadpool & Wolverine fame wrote the script, with David Ellison of Skydance producing alongside Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, and Andrew Muscato. Wernick and Reese also produce.
After producing four films together, Peter Farrelly and Amazon MGM Studios are old friends. The filmmaker’s latest comedy, Ricky Stanicky, streams on Prime Video, and it’s worth your time to check it out. Ricky Stanicky stars John Cena, Zac Efron, and Andrew Santino. The film revolves around three childhood friends who invent an imaginary friend, Ricky Stanicky, to get them out of trouble. Twenty years later, they still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. When it’s time for Ricky to make a flesh-and-blood appearance, the trio must hire an actor to play their imaginary friend.
Peter Farrelly’s Balls Up will get plenty of attention not only for the pairing of Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser but also for having Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese penning the script. Wernick and Reese’s upcoming Marvel film, Deadpool & Wolverine, is expected to break the box office in ways the industry hasn’t seen from the superhero genre in a while. The film pairs Ryan Reynolds with Hugh Jackman for the bromance of the century, and Marvel zombies (including myself) are already lining up to get a piece of the action.
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Donald Sutherland, one of the greatest Canadian actors of his generation and a silver screen legend, has died. The actor, who famously starred in M*A*S*H*, Ordinary People, JFK, The Dirty Dozen, Klute, The Hunger Games, and so many more, was 88.
His son, an iconic actor in his own right, Kiefer Sutherland, broke the news on X:
According to Deadline, the actor died in Miami after a long illness. This is an especially heavy blow for a Canadian such as myself. Growing up, he was one of those aspirational figures. Rising from humble origins in St. John’s, New Brunswick, Sutherland made a name for himself in Europe before ever catching on in North America. He first made headway doing guest turns on British TV shows like The Avengers and The Saint before his breakout role in 1967’s The Dirty Dozen. Originally, he was only supposed to have a small role. Still, the director, Robert Aldrich, gave him one of the film’s most famous moments, where he impersonated a general when the actor who was supposed to do the bit gave him trouble. Within a few years, he was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, thanks to M*A*S*H*, Klute, Don’t Look Now, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and so many others.
Indeed, it’s hard to do justice to his legacy in this obit, as the sheer volume of iconic roles he played is intimidating to list. One thing noteworthy is that he was widely considered the greatest living actor to have never even been nominated for an Oscar, which is hard to believe if you look at some of his work. Still, he received an honorary Oscar in 2017. For me, one that sticks out is Oliver Stone’s JFK, where Sutherland turns up as Mr.X and delivers an incredible monologue blowing the lid of the Kennedy assassination conspiracy. How he didn’t get a Best Supporting Actor nomination that year astounds me.
Sutherland’s versatility served him well over the years. He was as comfortable as a leading man in everything from action (The Eagle Has Landed) to thrillers (Eye of the Needle) and beyond. He also famously co-starred in National Lampoon’s Animal House as the teacher who introduces Delta House to marijuana, and in his later years, showed up in mentor roles in movies like A Time to Kill, The Italian Job, and many more. More recently, he became important to a whole new generation of moviegoers when he played the villain, Aldous Snow, in the Hunger Games series. On a more personal note, I met him at TIFF a few years ago, and I could tell him, as a Canadian, how much his work meant to me. I’m glad I approached him.
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