Zac Efron is continuing to stack up new projects at a steady clip. The latest movie on the horizon from the former High School Musical star is Gold, a survival thriller “about two strangers who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found” in the Australian wilderness. Based on the description, “nugget” may downplay its heft, as a major part of their struggle is just figuring out a way to excavate it and bring it topside.
News of the movie comes from The Hollywood Reporter, who also indicates that Anthony Hayes (War Machine, Animal Kingdom) will both co-star and direct the film. Hayes also co-wrote the script with Polly Smyth (Crawlspace, Killer Elite).
“This is an exciting, gripping and timely tale about greed, humanity, who we are, what we’ve done to the world and where we are heading if we aren’t careful,” said Hayes. “To have Zac Efron as my main man on this film is an absolute gift and to see what he is creating already is like nothing we’ve seen from him before. I can’t wait to deliver this bold, visceral, and cinematic film to audiences all around the world.”
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Fortnite could be playable again on iOS through a reported upcoming version of cloud streaming service, Nvidia GeForce Now, which would allow Epic Games to bypass the iOS App Store on iPhones.
Nvidia GeForce Now is a cloud streaming service that allows users to play their games wherever they have internet access. It’s already available on PC, Android, and Mac. According to the BBC, a new version that runs on the Safari browser is expected to launch before the winter holidays, which could offer an avenue for iPhone users to play Fortnite on their phones once again. Nvidia has yet to comment on the report.
Because Nvidia GeForce Now would go through Apple’s web browser, Safari, instead of through its iOS App Store, the 30% commission cut Apple charges for software on its App Store would be a moot point. It’s this 30% commission cut that saw Epic and Apple clash over the iOS version of Fortnite to begin with. Epic decided to bypass this cut by altering the price of Fortnite V-Bucks in a new direct payment system in response to Apple’s “exorbitant” App Store fees earlier this year.
This eventually turned into a legal battle that later made its way in-game as an event for all players. As of today, Fortnite is not available on iOS. Epic has been working to get its 116 million iOS players back into Fortnite and Nvidia GeForce Now might be the solution.
This is all theory as of right now as neither Epic nor Nvidia have commented on the possibility, but there’s no reason why Fortnite wouldn’t be playable through the service. As with any cloud gaming, there is the possibility of lag, which in a game like Fortnite, could be problematic.
Using the service to play Fortnite on iPhones could be free as Nvidia GeForce Now offers a basic tier of service for free. This is limited to one-hour sessions though, which could present another hurdle for iPhone players. For now, however, it’s a waiting game.
Lucasfilm has released a brand new trailer and poster for the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, coming to Disney+ on November 17.
The new trailer offers fans a sneak peek at the animated special, which features multiple characters from different timelines meeting for the first time in what promises to be an exciting Star Wars mashup. The clips reveal Rey and the rest of the heroes preparing for Life Day by kitting out the Millennium Falcon with a whole load of festive food and decorations, which receive a Wookie roar of approval from Chewbacca. Before long, however, Rey is hurled into a cross-timeline adventure that sees her come into contact with The Mandalorian, Baby Yoda, and many other iconic heroes and villains across the galaxy.
Together with the exciting new trailer, Disney released a colourful new poster for the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, featuring a row of Porgs admiring the LEGO Millennium Falcon, which is decked out with holiday lights and surrounded by the special’s star-studded cast of characters, including the likes of Rey, Kylo Ren, Poe, Finn, and Rose Tico, who is said to have a “really prominent role throughout the story.”
Image credit: Disney Plus
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is a production of Atomic Cartoons, the LEGO Group, and Lucasfilm. It is directed by Ken Cunningham and written by David Shayne, who is also co-executive producer. James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jason Cosler, Jacqui Lopez, Jill Wilfert, and Keith Malone are attached as additional executive producers on the project.
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special hits Disney+ on November 17, the same day that the original Star Wars holiday special aired on CBS in 1978.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
It’s finally time! With the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, we are going to have loads of content coming out over the next few weeks to satisfy all your next-gen needs. To give you a good sense of what’s on the horizon, we decided to create a schedule that we’ll update with all of our biggest next-gen content. From previews and unboxings to reviews and features, we have a ton of coverage planned that we’re super excited to share with you, and this schedule will be the convenient and easy guide to it all. We hope so, anyway!
IGN’s Next-Gen Console Launch Coverage Schedule
Our next-gen launch content started at the end of October with our Xbox Series X and PS5 console unboxings. You can expect plenty of in-depth features, guides, next-gen console, game and hardware reviews, and livestreams beginning November 5th and continuing full force ahead. Here is our current next-gen consoles launch schedule so far:
Next-Gen Console and Video Game Release Date Schedule
If you’re wondering when to expect the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 launch or which games are due to come out before, during, and following this console launch, we’ve got you covered. From indie gems like Bugsnax and expansions like Destiny 2’s Beyond Light to massively anticipated titles like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077, here is our next-gen console and video game release date schedule:
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