Lord Of The Rings TV Show Seeking “Funky-Looking” People As Extras

With Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV show starting production again in New Zealand, the big-budget fantasy program is looking to add to its cast. A casting call spotted by The Guardian is seeking out “funky-looking” people to come in for an audition. This is just the latest round of casting for extras, as the production was looking for Orcs back in December 2019.

The production staff at BGT–which previously helped find extras for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings series–is looking for people with burns on their faces, long skinny limbs, ears that stick out, acne scars, deep cheekbones, missing limbs, large eyes, or skinny faces. There is no word on what the role might be, however.

The booker told The Guardian that she is not authorized to speak more about the casting, and the post has since been edited to remove mention of Amazon and The Lord of the Rings.

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The Last Of Us Part 2 Writers Have Discussed The Scenes And Ideas They Cut (SPOILERS)

WARNING: this article will SPOIL PLOT DETAILS for The Last of Us Part II. If you don’t want the plot spoiled, turn away now.

The Last of Us Part II is out now on PS4, and players are finally able to discover what happened to Joel and Ellie following the ending of the first game. Players who have finished the game will know that it’s much longer than the first, running about 25 hours, but it turns out that a lot of content was cut during production.

In an interview with IndieWire, the game’s director Neil Druckmann and narrative lead Halley Gross, who wrote The Last of Us Part II together, cover many details about the game’s plot and characters–including some details about what was cut.

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare And Warzone Get Small Playlist Update

A small update is now available for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the battle royale game Warzone, but don’t expect much from it.

This new playlist update contains two changes. First, uncommon and rare burst-fire versions of the M4 assault rifle have been removed from loot caches in Warzone. Developer Infinity Ward did not provide any commentary around why the weapons have been removed.

Second, Modern Warfare’s new All or Nothing playlist now supports parties whereas previously it did not. These playlist changes are available now across PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Like other playlist updates, this one should download in a flash from the game’s title screen.

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Bob’s Burgers Creator’s Next Fox Cartoon Has Already Been Renewed For Season 2

Loren Bouchard, the creator of Fox’s hit animated sitcom Bob’s Burgers, is currently working on The Great North, a new animated show for Fox. Although the show has not aired yet–or even released so much as a preview image–Deadline is reporting that the show has already been renewed for season 2.

The show will be about a single father in Alaska who is trying his best to keep his family together and happy. It will star Nick Offerman as Beef Tobin, the dad in question, and Jenny Slate and Will Forte as his daughter and son. The show will also feature Dulce Sloan, Aparna Nancherla, Paul Rust, Megan Mullally, and Alanis Morissette as herself.

An air date for the show has not been set.

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Dead By Daylight Is Celebrating Its 4th Birthday With Balloons, Crowns, Presents, And Bloody Hooks

It has been four years since the initial release of Dead by Daylight, the popular asymmetrical 4v1 multiplayer game that pits four regular people against a player-controlled monster, and developer Behaviour Interactive is celebrating with a new event.

The event, detailed in the video below and on the game’s website, will include numerous unique cosmetic unlocks and a few neat aesthetic changes to the game. It will run from now until July 7, and the game’s levels will be filled with balloons, confetti, and unique hooks, generators, and lockers.

Also notable is the Anniversary Crown, which will be added as a collectible in each level. The first survivor (or monster) who stumbles upon the crown and interacts with it will glow for the rest of the match, and if they make it through the round alive (or succeed at killing everyone) they will unlock it as a permanent cosmetic for any of the game’s original group of survivors.

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Valorant Limbo: How Low Can You Go?

(Presented by PlayValorant) GameSpot’s Persia and Seb join Riot developer Brandon Wang to showcase how well Valorant performs on low-spec computers, making the free, critically-acclaimed, competitive shooter radically accessible.