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Duane Whitlock’s estranged eldest son to be played by Matt Barr in Thunder Road

• Matt Barr joins AMC's NASCAR drama Thunder Road as a series regular.
• He plays Dennis Quaid's eldest son, ex-racer turned bar owner Calvin Whitlock.
• Filming starts this summer, targeting a 2027 AMC and AMC+ launch.

AMC's forthcoming NASCAR drama series Thunder Road has cast Matt Barr in a series regular role, joining previously announced lead Dennis Quaid. The casting news matters as another step in assembling the ensemble for a high-profile scripted series produced in association with NASCAR, which is targeting a 2027…

V/H/S found-footage series to release first feature adaptation of SCP Foundation

Indie horror label Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios have announced "V/H/S: SCP", a new feature-length instalment in the long-running "V/H/S" found-footage horror franchise. The film is the first feature-length adaptation of the SCP Foundation, a large online collaborative fiction project, marking a notable crossover between an established…

Xbox layoffs gut ZeniMax Online as Microsoft prioritises biggest Bethesda franchises

• Xbox is cutting 3,200 jobs, hitting Bethesda and ZeniMax hardest.
• ESO developer ZeniMax Online reportedly loses up to half its staff.
• Bethesda will refocus on top franchises; Starfield left off the list.

Microsoft's Xbox division has begun a major round of layoffs — 1,600 employees immediately and 3,200 in total by the end of its fiscal year — and the cuts have landed hard on ZeniMax Media and its subsidiary Bethesda Softworks. Most notably, ZeniMax Online Studios, the developer behind…

Footballers who also make music: a look at their side careers

From Rafael Leão to Memphis Depay, here are a few soccer stars who moonlight as singers and rappers

Xbox Game Pass falls short of targets, prompting layoffs at Microsoft studios

• Xbox Game Pass has underperformed, reaching ~30 million subscribers far below Microsoft's targets
• The subscriber shortfall has prompted layoffs across Xbox-owned studios including Obsidian Entertainment
• Job cuts affect staff at all career stages, from veteran employees to recently hired workers

Xbox Game Pass has underperformed significantly against Microsoft's expectations, with the service reaching only approximately 30 million subscribers—a substantial gap below the company's targets. The gap has prompted co

Solo Leveling to continue as a Sony feature film, not season three

• Solo Leveling Season 3 is confirmed but will release as a theatrical film rather than a traditional anime season
• The movie, titled 'Solo Leveling — Beyond the System — The Movie,' is in production at Sony Pictures and will continue protagonist Sung Jinwoo's story
• The franchise's strong viewership record on Crunchyroll validates the film format choice

Solo Leveling will continue with Beyond the System - The Movie, a new anime film following Sung Jinwoo after Season 2.

Obsidian hit by Microsoft Xbox layoffs despite avoiding earlier cuts

• Obsidian Entertainment, previously spared from Xbox layoffs, has now been affected by Microsoft's latest round of staff reductions
• The cuts impacted artists, designers, engineers, and writers across experience levels—from a 21-year veteran to employees hired just weeks prior
• Affected staff include notable developers who contributed to franchises like Fallout, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age

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Trapped-town series From films fourth and final season in Halifax

• Creator reveals major plot twist: a key antagonist transforms into a young female character named Sophia in the upcoming season
• MGM+ series attracts devoted international fans; some travel to visit the practical set in Halifax, Canada
• Production emphasizes world-building through practical set design and symbolic Easter eggs across a town built on a former military site

The Hollywood Reporter tells tales from the Canada set of the Harold Perrineau-starring series that takes place inside a nightmare town with no way out.

Only beautiful things to look at director discusses forced sterilisation drama and US remake

Slovak director Ivan Ostrochovský is planning a U.S. remake of “Only Beautiful Things to Look At.” His latest drama, which premieres at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, is set in the 1980s and follows a doctor (Aňa Geislerová) who begins to question the forced sterilization of Romani women in…