Charles Weston

The entire first season of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was shrouded in mystery until days before the series premiere, but no aspect of the show was kept more vague than Daniel Weyman’s character dubbed The Stranger. We learn in the first episode that The Stranger arrives in Middle-earth via comet and for a while, he was suspected to be Sauron in a new form. We soon learned that Sauron was actually masquerading as Hallbrand (Charlie Vickers), but we learned that The Stranger is an “Istar” or, as the Harfoots say more colloquially, a wizard.That narrows down who The Stranger is in Lord of the Rings lore quite a bit, with all signs pointing to him evolving into the Gandalf we all know and love. Officially, the character is still nameless in Season 2 and setting out on an adventure t…

Alien: Romulus marks a return to the roots of the legendary sci-fi horror franchise, drawing from the chilling atmosphere and intense suspense that made the original films iconic. Directed by Fede Álvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe), this ninth installment in the Alien series sets out to offer something fresh to longtime fans and newcomers alike. (Even fans of the video games will enjoy a nod, too.) The movie hits theaters on August 16, and so far, critical responses are mixed.Set between the events of Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) and James Cameron’s Aliens (1986), the story unfolds as a group of young space colonizers stumbles upon a derelict space station, only to encounter the terrifying xenomorph–which still endures as one of the most fearsome creatures in cinematic history.

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Activision has officially confirmed Call of Duty’s crossover with the upcoming reboot of The Crow. The operator bundle was previously speculated for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone after leaks surfaced, and the Season 5 roadmap contained a “classified” silhouette that looked suspiciously like Bill Skarsgard’s take on The Crow.The Call of Duty teaser clip shown below doesn’t reveal the face of the new The Crow operator, but the voiceover included definitely sounds like the actor Bill Skarsgard. The operator bundle arrives to Call of Duty on August 22, which is just a day before the theatrical release of the Lionsgate film on August 23.

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Star Wars isn’t sitting out of this year’s D23, and Lucasfilm started off its presentation with a first look at the next Disney+ live-action series: Skeleton Crew. Jude Law came out to the stage before the premiere of the new trailer for the show, which briefly teases his character, a Force user named Jod Na Nawood. The show has been described as a homage to the Amblin sci-fi movies from the ’80s, and that’s definitely the vibe of the trailer. Four young children discover a starship hidden in the woods, and wind up stuck when it leaves their planet behind with no apparent way to get home. The series is about the kids’ attempts to survive in the galaxy and reunite with their families. Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, and Robert Timothy Smith are playing th…

Every year, in the aftermath of San Diego Comic-Con, those who were lucky enough to attend (or snag the item of their choice online) marvel at the exclusive toys, apparel, statues, models, and just about everything else that’s released specifically for the convention. The exclusives are aimed at different fandoms and this year, if you ask us, Super7 won SDCC with their lineup of Ninja Turtles figures, themed to a pizzeria conceived by the party dude himself, Michelangelo.The Mikey’s Pizza toy line released at the convention not only included new figures from Super7’s Ultimate lines, including a Michelangelo figure packaged in a pizza box, but also specially packaged variants from their ReAction lineup. The crown jewel, however, is the Pizza Party Wagon. Super7 provided one of their Pizza P…

Destiny 2 fans are still reeling from the news that developer Bungie laid off around 220 people in July, or roughly 17% of its workforce. Speaking on an earnings call, Sony president Hiroki Totoki discussed the Destiny studio’s restructure in greater detail, stating that it came from a desire to “optimize overall studio structure.”Per a report of the call posted to social media, Totoki said that the back-office functions of Bungie will be integrated into other Sony studios, and that the studio’s resources will be focused on Destiny 2 and the Marathon reboot. His comments would seem to indicate that Sony is taking a more-active role in the studio’s direction, making it a more-integrated part of the existing constellation of SIE studios.

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