The Lord of the Rings films are more than 20 years old but the former stars of the history-making franchise still find ways to integrate them into new projects. In his latest film, Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen called upon Aragorn’s sword once again in a scene for a blink-and-you-miss-it moment.

The Dead Don’t Hurt, a Western set in the 1860s, follows free-spirited Vivienne (Vicky Krieps), a Franco-Canadian who falls in love with Holger (Mortensen), a Danish rancher. When Holger goes off to fight in the American Civil War, Vivienne is left alone to fight in her own war at home. Speaking to British GQ, Mortensen mentioned that in one dream sequence, his character needed a sword and luckily he had the perfect one at home.

“We had everything for this sequence with a knight. We had found this great, spirited horse, the right kind of saddle, and we made a medieval kind of blanket, and we had the costume for the knight. Everything was right, and then I said, well, we should have a sword,” the actor explained. “I did look and there were some good ones and I thought, well, it might be kind of good to use this one that I had because it’s really good.”

Mortensen wanted…

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There are only a few officially licensed, third-party controllers for PS5, and all of them are designed to compete with the DualSense Edge. This means they carry prices in the $200 ballpark, but today you can get one of those pricey wireless controllers for a massive discount. Normally $200, the Nacon Revolution 5 Pro for PS5, PS4, and PC is available for only $130 until tonight, November 8, at 10 PM PT / 1 AM ET. Only the white/black model, which matches the PS5 and the default DualSense controller, is eligible for this deal; the all-black edition is listed at full price. This is the opposite of what Best Buy offered during its gaming sale last month: The black version was $150, while the white/black edition was $180.

While you’re checking out this controller deal at Best Buy, take a look at the retailer’s Early Black Friday sale, which includes several notable doorbuster deals:

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Brotherhood of the Wolf is a 2001 werewolf movie set in the 18th-century French countryside, and it feels a bit like a movie take on some aspects of Bloodborne–it pairs some great practical monster effects with some swashbuckling action and even a little martial arts choreography. It’s highly regarded in the werewolf movie pantheon, and with spooky season upon us, it’s a great time to take advantage of Amazon’s massive discount on the Brotherhood of the Wolf Collector’s Edition 4K Blu-ray, which is currently on sale for 47% off.

Brotherhood of the Wolf – Collections Edition 4K

$19.49 ($37)

The Brotherhood of the Wolf Collector’s Edition is Amazon Prime-eligible, which means you get all the free shipping benefits afforded to subscribers. The 4K Blu-ray also includes the normal Blu-ray edition and a code for a digital copy. It’ll run you $19.49, which is down from its usual price of $37.

Brotherhood of the Wolf was directed and co-written by Christophe Gans, who went on to direct the first Silent Hill movie adaptation starring Radha Mitchell and Sean Bean in 2006. In terms of accurately capturing the source material’s aestheti…

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Coffee Stain Studios has revealed Goat Simulator Remastered, a remaster of the original 2014 game, and it’s coming out later this year for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

This version includes all previously released DLC from the PC version, as well as the previously mobile-exclusive GoatVille High map. Mobile players could access by entering a school bus and It was added in its version 1.7 “Buck to School” update.

Additionally, mutators have been reworked, meaning that players no longer have to restart the game in order to change which goat they want to play as. The change can now be accessed from an in-game menu. There are also improved visuals, upgraded textures, and new lighting.

The Goat Simulator series has always been one to not take itself too seriously. After all, it skipped Goat Simulator 2 and the sequel to the original game was Goat Simulator 3. Additionally, Coffee Stain Studios included leaked GTA 6 footage in one of its ads, causing it to receive a DMCA notice from Take-Two.

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