Just as he did for his Oscar-winning performance as Arthur Fleck in 2019’s Joker, Joaquin Phoenix once again lost weight for his role as the main character in Joker: Folie a Deux. Speaking at the Venice Film Festival this week, Phoenix declined to give specifics on how he lost the weight for the Joker sequel, but mentioned how it was more difficult this time around and he’s unlikely to do it again in the future.”I’m not going to talk through specifics of the diet, but this time it felt a bit more complicated just because there was so much dance rehearsal that we were doing, which I didn’t have last time,” Phoenix said, as reported by Variety. “So it felt a bit more difficult … but it is safe. But yeah, I’m now 49, I probably shouldn’t do this again.”Phoenix dropped 52 pounds for the firs…
Read moreActivision has shut down a highly anticipated Call of Duty mod, just hours before it was due to release. The mod, H2M, was billed as a remastering of the original Modern Warfare II multiplayer experience, delivering what Activision itself did not. But it’s not going to happen. As fans feared, Activision issued a cease and desist order to the developers, just like the company did with the fan-made Call of Duty SM2 mod in 2023.”We are complying with this order and shutting down all operations immediately and permanently,” the developers said. The order to shut it down came on August 15, just a day before the modders were due to release the H2M mod on August 16.The mod would have required a copy of 2017’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered. In anticipation of the mod’s release, sales of …
Read moreThe Three Stooges began their comedy career way back in 1922, yet they remain a hallmark of slapstick comedy. You can now relive all their most famous moments with The Three Stooges Blu-ray Collection, which compiles all their best shorts and films into a massive 20-disc collection. It’s an easy recommendation for long-time fans–especially now that it’s on sale for just $150 (was $231). We’ve already seen it go out of stock at Amazon once, so be sure to take a look if you’re interested.
The Three Stooges Blu-ray Collection
$150 (was $231)
Diablo 4 Season 5 is in full swing, but one of its best changes, guaranteed ways to earn greater affix items, wasn’t working properly–until the game’s most recent hotfix, that is.The current season, dubbed Season of the Infernal Hordes, introduced a new endgame activity of the same name that sees players battling against waves of enemies, all the while selecting boons and banes in between waves that modify gameplay. One of the most-lucrative rewards for this activity is the ability to choose a Greater Equipment Chest as a reward: one that houses an item guaranteed to have at least one greater affix.
We have released a new hotfix this morning to address runeshards not dropping in NMDs and the Greater …
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If you’ve gone online today, you might have noticed that there has been a significant increase in surprised horse-related images on social media. So where did this bewildered horse come from? You can trace the origin of this hot new meme to a promotional image for We Live in Time, an upcoming romantic drama featuring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. Two strangers brought together through a car accident, the pair navigate the ups and downs of love, tragedy, and loss together.
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield in John Crowley’s ‘WE LIVE IN TIME’. 📷 pic.twitter.com/Z6SUp23sDC — Film Crave (@_filmcrave) August 13, 2024
To promote the movie, a photo from the set was …
Read moreThe closed beta for Spectre Divide–a competitive 3v3 multiplayer shooter with a unique gameplay hook–is now live, and if you’re looking to jump in, developer Mountaintop Studios has listed two methods to earn a key. The closed beta will be available exclusively on PC via Steam until August 21, and the studio says that if you have played in any of the previous playtests, you’ll automatically have access.The first method for earning closed beta access will be to receive a Spectre Divide drop entry key through an eligible Twitch stream, and once you have it, you’ll need to link your Spectre Divide and Twitch accounts. This route will also unlock three exclusive in-game items in the form of a Bad Intentions spray, the Troublemaker Banner, and the Sinister Smile charm.