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Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Call of Duty’ Movie Will Be Set in ‘Modern Warfare’ Universe

  • Sheridan/Berg's "Call of Duty" film will use the "Modern Warfare" storyline
  • Confirmed by director Peter Berg at Fanatics Fest panel in New York
  • Untitled film due for release 30 June 2028 via Paramount and Activision

Paramount's upcoming "Call of Duty" film, written by Taylor Sheridan and directed by Peter Berg, will be set within the "Modern Warfare" strand of the video game franchise. Berg confirmed the news at a fan panel promoting "Modern Warfare 4" at Fanatics Fest in New York, ending months…

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The 1948 movie scene John Wayne refused to shoot: “That isn’t funny”

  • Wayne rejected a comic amputation scene in Red River.
  • He told director Howard Hawks it was not funny.
  • Hawks reused the idea in The Big Sky.

John Wayne reportedly refused to film a comic scene in Howard Hawks’s 1948 western Red River, judging it unsuitable for his screen persona and simply not funny. The episode illustrates the influence Wayne could exert over material in his films, even when working with a prominent director, and…

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The shocking moment in 1989 when Val Kilmer punched a co-star in the middle of an audition

  • Val Kilmer allegedly struck actress Caitlin O'Heaney during a 1989 audition for Oliver Stone's The Doors whilst rehearsing a scene
  • Confidential settlement of $24,500 was reached with a non-disclosure agreement preventing public discussion until O'Heaney's 2017 revelation
  • Casting director disputed severity, characterising the incident as an acting exercise that was exaggerated rather than abusive
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Wuthering Waves is getting an anime as its developer establishes Kuro Onroad

  • Kuro Games announces Wuthering Waves anime, Elysium, via new Kuro Onroad label
  • Trailer shows only 3D animation; plot and studio details undisclosed
  • Joins gaming-anime trend; rivals Genshin Impact's stalled Ufotable project

Kuro Games, the developer behind the gacha action-RPG Wuthering Waves, has announced an anime adaptation titled Wuthering Waves: Elysium. It marks the first project under Kuro Onroad, a new animation-focused banner the studio is establishing for future adaptations of its games, signalling a longer-term commitment to expanding the…

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Valve aren’t putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see “the whole PC catalog as our ‘launch exclusive'”

  • Steam Machine will launch with no hardware-exclusive games
  • Valve wants other manufacturers to build similar, open PC devices
  • Valve warns retail pricing is likely to worsen, not improve

Valve has confirmed that its upcoming Steam Machine console will launch without any exclusive games, taking a deliberately open approach that contrasts with the traditional console model. Speaking to Bloomberg, Valve engineers explained that they want rival hardware manufacturers to be free to make similar devices with better…

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URIAH HEEP’s MICK BOX Says Ongoing ‘Farewell’ Tour Is ‘More Of A Slowdown Rather Than An Absolute ‘Finish Finish”

  • Uriah Heep's farewell tour is a slowdown, not a definite finish
  • Brexit and post-COVID travel costs are hampering long tours
  • Mick Box says a new studio album is still likely

Uriah Heep guitarist Mick Box has said the British progressive rock band's ongoing "Magician's Farewell" tour is best understood as a gradual slowdown rather than a definitive end, in a new interview with Metal Mayhem ROC. The tour was announced in September 2024 and began in early 2025,…

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Filthy Bass Drop!??

  • Short clip teasing a heavy, distorted bass drop
  • Punchy format aimed at bass-music fans

This YouTube Short, titled "Filthy Bass Drop!??", appears to be a clip built around a heavy, distorted bass drop, likely aimed at fans of bass-heavy electronic genres such as dubstep or riddim. The short-form format suggests a punchy, attention-grabbing teaser rather than a full track. No further details…

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Netflix Quietly Adds an X-Men Star’s 120-Minute Crime Gem

  • Netflix has quietly added 2024 crime drama Asphalt City to its library.
  • Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan play NYC paramedics on a chaotic night shift.
  • Penn recently won an Oscar for One Battle After Another.

Netflix has added the 2024 crime thriller Asphalt City to its streaming library, giving wider exposure to a film that largely flew under the radar on its original release. The addition is notable partly for its cast: Sean Penn, one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation…

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Did Christopher Nolan undercut the sirens in The Odyssey?

  • Nolan's film siren sequence, lasting only minutes, accurately reflects the original text where the encounter spans just three paragraphs
  • The sirens remain culturally iconic despite their brief source material because they embody universal themes of temptation and forbidden knowledge

A Polygon writer questions whether Christopher Nolan's new film adaptation of The Odyssey shortchanges the sirens, one of the story's most iconic episodes, after noticing how briefly they feature on screen compared with expectations. The piece concludes that Nolan has in fact been faithful to Homer's text, since…

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Jim Acosta urges TV networks to stop airing some Trump speeches live, calls them ‘totally nuts’

  • Jim Acosta says live Trump speeches without fact-checkers are "totally nuts"
  • Follows ABC and NBC skipping Trump's primetime address live
  • Republicans call the snub "shameful"; Carville says it was a mistake

Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta has urged television networks to stop airing some of President Donald Trump's speeches live, arguing it would be "totally nuts" for broadcasters to do so without fact-checkers on hand to challenge inaccurate claims in real time. His comments follow a row over how…

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