John Travolta Teaches Kevin Hart To Be An Action Star In Die Hart Series Trailer

“Why can’t I be an action star?” Kevin Hart asks in the new red-band trailer for his upcoming comedy web series Die Hart.

Riffing on his successful Ride Along films with Ice Cube, where Hart played comic relief to Ice Cube’s stoney demeanor–and, of course, referencing 1988 gold standard action film Die Hard–Hart’s new comedy series sees him playing a frustrated fictionalized version of himself who wants to be seen as action star material.

In the trailer, Hart is tired of sharing the limelight with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson–yet another reference to a film where Hart played a comedy sidekick in real life, 2016’s Central Intelligence. So he gives himself over to an Action Star School run by an eccentric trainer: A Bald To Badass John Travolta in the role of Coach Ron Wilcox.

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Netflix’s Grudge TV Show Is Out Now, Here’s How To Watch

J-Horror fans, rejoice! The latest entry in the expansive Ju-On franchise, or The Grudge as it’s known in English, hit Netflix this weekend and is ready to be binged–if you’re feeling in the mood for some deeply disturbing and bleak entertainment, that is. Seriously, this one is not for the faint of heart.

The six-episode series explores the origin story of the curse that sits at the center of the Ju-On franchise. It goes something like this: A house, located in a suburb of Tokyo, was the location of a series of grisly murders that left a sort of supernatural stain, one that was so rancid and evil it infected anyone who so much as set foot within the house. The curse and the house have been dealt with across the 13 different film entries in the Ju-On universe–but Ju-On: Origins puts a different spin on things. It bills itself as being based on the “true” stories that inspired the curse.

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Microsoft Interested In Buying Batman, Mortal Kombat Dev WB Games – Report

Last month, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s (WB Games) parent company, AT&T, announced intentions to sell off WarnerMedia’s gaming division. A new report suggests that Microsoft has expressed interest in purchasing WB Games, though a sale has yet to be confirmed.

According to business news publication The Information, “two people familiar with the situation” said Microsoft might be looking to scoop up WB Games, the studio responsible for publishing games like Batman: Arkham Knight, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Mortal Kombat 11, and others. A sale isn’t imminent, according to the people, as AT&T is still weighing how to handle its $154 billion in debt. This debt comes from the 2018 acquisition of Time Warner, now known as WarnerMedia, which includes companies like Crunchyroll, DC Comics, HBO, WB Games, and a host of other subsidies.

Microsoft isn’t the only company that finds buying WB Games an enticing proposition; Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive have also seemingly expressed their interest in the company. Though it’s unclear how serious AT&T is about selling WB Games, the sale could fetch a hefty $4 billion price tag.

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Brad Pitt Leads Sony Action Thriller Bullet Train With Hobbs & Shaw Director

Brad Pitt’s next project will be an adaptation. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Pitt has signed on for Bullet Train, an adaptation of Kotaro Isaka’s Maria Beetle. The story follows a group of five assassins on a high-speed train.

Retitled Bullet Train, Pitt will lead the cast, and Hobbs and Shaw director David Leitch will helm the project. Fear Street writer Zak Olkewicz has also signed on to adapt the script. Antoine Fuqua along with Leitch and Kelly McCormick will be producing Bullet Train under their 87 North banner as well as Kat Semick, who has a history of production action films such as The Equalizer franchise.

This will be Pitt’s first feature after finally winning an Academy Award for acting earlier this year for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Pitt was previously nominated three times for 12 Monkeys, Moneyball, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. However, Pitt has won an Oscar as a producer for 12 Years A Slave, which won Best Picture.

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Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson Has An Unexpected Favorite Super Mario Game

It’s no secret that Captain Marvel actress Brie Larson loves Nintendo, and her Nintendo Switch. But if you had to ask her which of the many Mario games are her favorite, the answer might surprise you.

As a guest on First We Feast’s Hot Ones, Larson was asked about the time she proclaimed Super Mario 3D World was “one of the greatest achievements in Nintendo history.” Larson laughed before breaking down the sense of wonder the Wii U platformer gave her.

“Man, that game blew my mind when it came out because I had such a deep love for it in its two-dimensional form,” Larson explained. “I would’ve said that same quote when Paper Mario came out…I love illusions, I love optical illusions, I love magic. Games that use that, that use the idea that there’s other worlds, other ways of looking at the world–which I think Paper Mario and Mario 3D World did–yeah. Nintendo continues to top itself.”

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Adds New Seasonal Item

Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ first summer content update is now live, and it’s added swimming, mermaid furniture, and sea creatures to the game. That’s not all that’s new right now, however; Nintendo has also added another limited-time seasonal item, Bamboo grass.

The item is listed in the Seasonal tab of the Nook Shopping catalog and ties into the Japanese festival of Tanabata, which takes place on July 7. Like previous seasonal items, the Bamboo grass will only be available for a limited time–until July 31–and costs 3,080 Bells to order.

Beyond the new seasonal item, another event is happening in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week–the Fishing Tourney. The event takes place this Saturday, July 11 and will give you another chance to earn fish-themed furniture and other items. Because the Fishing Tourney will be happening Saturday, K.K. Slider will show up for his weekly concert on Friday this week, so make sure you don’t miss him.

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Fortnite’s Fog Of War Limited Time Mode Is Back For Summer Splash

The limited-time Fog of War mode is returning to Fortnite as a part of the games Summer Splash series of events. It fills the map with a thick smoke and replaces all guns and loot in the game with suppressed weapons and stealth items for quiet and tense matches.

The Summer Splash series of events is bringing a number of previous limited-time modes back to Fortnite. Other events like One Shot Duos, where players jump around in low gravity with nothing but snipers, have also returned. Available limited time modes change every other day.

Fog of War is the same as the previous limited time mode, sneaky silencers, with a few minimal changes. New additions include siphoning, where you gain health for eliminating other players, and the ability to mark opponents by shooting at them.

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Charlize Theron Comments On Not Playing Furiosa In Next Mad Max Movie

2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road was a critical success, scoring a 90 on GameSpot sister-site Metacritic. Additionally, the movie won six Oscars at the 2016 Academy Awards. So when a spin-off was announced focusing on Charlize Theron’s character Furiosa, everyone was excited.

Sadly, Theron won’t be starring in the film. The focus will be on Furiosa, but it will be a prequel, and director George Miller has already been doing auditions over Skype. The actress recently opened up during an interview for The Old Guard with The Hollywood Reporter.

“It’s a tough one to swallow,” Theron told THR. “Listen, I fully respect George, if not more so in the aftermath of making that film with him. He’s a master, and I wish him nothing but the best. Yeah, it’s a little heartbreaking, for sure. I really love that character, and I’m so grateful that I had a small part in creating her. She will forever be someone I think of and reflect on fondly. Obviously, I would love to see that story continue, and if he feels like he has to go about it this way, then I trust him in that manner. We get so hung up on the smaller details that we forget the thing that we emotionally tap into has nothing to do with that minute thing that we’re focusing on.”

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