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Actor Ian McKellen has discussed the upcoming Lord of the Rings movie, which is tentatively titled The Hunt for Gollum. Appearing on the British TV show This Morning, McKellen said he doesn’t know much about the movie but expects to get a script in 2025.

“All I know is they called me up and said these films were going to happen and they’re mainly going to be about Gollum. Andy Serkis, who played Gollum, is going to direct. And there will be a script arriving sometime in the new year,” he said (via Discussing Film). “And then I’ll judge whether I want to go back. But I would. I would love to go back to New Zealand.

McKellen mentioned how the Harry Potter film series had two different actors play the Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, and he doesn’t want that to happen for Gandalf.

“I don’t like the idea of anybody else playing Gandalf,” he said.

Richard Harris played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies and was replaced by Michael Gambon following Harris’ death in 2002.

Also in the interview, McKellen said he’s been told about two new Lord of the Rings films. This doesn’t necessarily mean The Hunt for Gollum will be a two-part movie…

Supernatural: The Complete Series is on sale for its best price yet at Amazon. For a limited time, you can save 54% on the $230 Blu-ray collection, dropping the price to $105. The show had quite the run, airing for a staggering 327 episodes across 15 seasons from 2005-2020. That’s a lot of ghost, demon, and monster hunting to enjoy.

Supernatural earned widespread acclaim from viewers on Metacritic, with the series sitting at an impressive 8.2 rating with nearly 3,000 reviews. It’s a great match for fans of thrillers and (surprise!) supernatural mysteries, as its bleak world is haunted by vampires, demons, and other monstrous beings Come from South African Online Casinos . Consider checking it out if you need a series that could legitimately keep you entertained throughout a big chunk of 2025.

Fans should also check out the popular tie-in books inspired by the series, including John Winchester’s Journal and Bobby Singer’s G…

Civilization 7 made a splash at Gamescom with a new gameplay trailer that revealed a February 11, 2025 release. You still have some time to kill before you can dive into the long-awaited sequel–and if you’re looking for something to make the wait a bit easier, we recommend reading Sid Meier’s Memoir: A Life in Computer Games. Written by the Civilization creator and author Jennifer Noonan, it’s an insightful read for fans of Civ, Railroad Tycoon, and anyone who has an interest in the history of computer games.

Along with details of his life, the book gives Meier’s perspective on “the history of the industry, the psychology of gamers,” and plenty of other insights.

If you prefer physical books, the hardcover is available for a great price, though you can save five bucks by opting for the paperback. Those who favor ebooks can grab a copy for only $10, while readers who like to listen to books on their morning and afternoon commutes (or while playing games), may want to check out the audiobook version.

You could pay $15 to own the audiobook, but it’s worth noting Sid …

Apex Legends Season 23 is halfway through and a mid-season update is bringing a lot of changes to the battle royale. Notably, both Loba and Mirage are getting substantial improvements to their kit–especially Loba–and changes to hop-up attachments are sure to make the already frenetic combat even faster. Even Titanfall 2 fans have a reason to tune in as the EPG-1 grenade launcher from that game is joining Apex Legends through the Rift Relics in casual play.

Loba is definitely the biggest adjustment with this update, however, getting massive buffs to her existing kit that align with the substantial improvements enjoyed by Newcastle and Lifeline at the start of Season 23. Those changes are detailed below:

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The Las Vegas Table Game Survey started as the Las Vegas Blackjack Survey on OnlineUnitedStatesCasinos.com. The first edition was in 2011. It expanded to table games in 2015. The early issues only covered downtown and the Strip. Today, all 73 Las Vegas casinos with live table games are represented. 

The survey will give you a clue as to which casino offers the best or worst opportunities to play a specific casino game.

Blackjack 

Blackjack is the most popular Las Vegas table game. It has the most tables. All casinos with table games in the Las Vegas market deal blackjack. It is the only game dealt by three of those gaming establishments.

There are many types of Las Vegas blackjack rules. These range from payouts to different moves players are permitted to make.

3/2 Versus 6/5

The most common payout is 3/2. This means the player wins 50% more than the bet when dealt a blackjack. A $10 bet wins $15 on a 3/2 blackjack table. A 6/5 table only pays 20% more than the bet. This means a $10 bet only pays $12. This increases the house edge by about 1.4% when compared to a 3/2 table. 

Most blackjack tables in the local and …

Oswald Cobblepot isn’t exact a household name, but even casual Batman fans know that this is the given name of Gotham’s Gentleman of Crime, otherwise known as the Penguin. But for the latest (and arguably one of the very best) portrayals of the character, the minds behind the story are making a big change. No longer is he known as Oswald Cobblepot. Instead, the main character of HBO’s The Penguin is known as Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobb.

And this apparently isn’t just some thing where he’ll get his real name later. It’s easy to imagine this being the story of how Oz Cobb the Gangster became Oswald Cobblepot the Gentleman of Crime–his mother changed his name for one reason or another, and he retakes his real name as he takes on his new identity. But that’s not what this is. The Penguin is named Oz Cobb.

“They never got around to changing his name in the comics like they did with the Riddler, going from Edward Nigma to Edward Nashton, from an unreal name to a real name,” explained produce Dylan Clark in an interview with SFX Magazine (via ComicBookMovie). “By doing that, they grounded the character.”

Indeed, when the Riddler was created, his name was Edward Nigma/Nygma, or…

After six games over the past 17 years, there is somewhat surprisingly no Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games installment for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. This decision to cut ties with Nintendo and Sega reportedly lies at the hands of the International Olympic Committee, which decided instead to work with new partners as well as focus on NFTs and esports.

According to Eurogamer, the IOC didn’t renew a deal with Nintendo and Sega after Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020–the last entry in the franchise. “They wanted to look at other partners and NFTs and esports,” said Lee Cocker, who worked on the series and spoke with Eurogamer. “Basically the IOC wanted to bring [it] back to themselves internally and look at other partners so they would get more money.”

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It would be an understatement to say the collectibles space is crowded. There’s a seemingly endless number of companies offering various toys, statues, and other pieces of nostalgia-inducing ephemera for almost any age. This is something wrestling fans know especially well, given the explosion of independent toy companies releasing items directed at that fandom.

Regardless of what kind of wrestling fan or collector you might be, chances are there is something out there that will appear to you. There’s a surprising number of independent toymakers looking to recapture the spirit of the WWF Hasbro figures of the early ’90s, companies like Super7 and relative newcomer PowerTown that are releasing incredibly detailed figures full of articulation, or even the official WWE and AEW action figures released regularly by Mattel and Jazwares, respectively.

In the ever-expanding world of wrestling toys, though, a large number of beloved figures are coming from an unlikely place: a podcast. Major Bendies, the company launched by former WWE wrestlers Matt Cardona (formerly Zack Ryder, now on the independents) and Brian Myers (formerly Curt Hawkins, now…

Assassin’s Creed Infinity, the working title for the hub that will host new Assassin’s Creed games, now has a new name. It’s called the Animus hub, and Ubisoft’s Marc-Alexis Cote told Game File that 2024’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be the first entry in the series to launch from within it. More details are coming later on, but Cote said the Animus hub will be the place “from which you can launch different experiences.”

In 2021, Bloomberg reported that Ubisoft was developing a “massive online platform that evolves over time” for the Assassin’s Creed universe Come from South African Online Casinos . Ubisoft subsequently confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Infinity was the codename for the upcoming project, the structure of which is led by Cote. He is the executive producer of the entire Assassin’s Creed franchise.

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