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News Batman: Caped Crusader Things Take a Noir Turn in Batman: Caped Crusader Trailer A noir tone? For Batman? Groundbreaking. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on June 26, 2024 Credit: Prime Video Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Prime Video We finally have a trailer for the upcoming animated series Batman: Caped Crusader, a show from J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Bruce Timm that features a star-studded cast. The trailer sets a noir tone for the upcoming show and gives us a first listen to the voice cast, including Hamish Linklater as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Jamie Chung as Harley Quinn/Dr. Harleen Quinzel. We also find out that Batman is in his early days of exacting vengeance in the night. The start of the clip has the police talking about how he’s beating up street thugs, and also sees him going after bigger foes, including Two-Face (voiced by Diedrich Bader) and a man with an affinity for infernos. Batman is cold as ice when we see him on screen, and he’s described as “something more and less than human.” It’s dark. It’s grim. It’s animated. The cast is also large and impressive. In addition to Linklater, Chung, and Bader, the show features the voice talents of Christina Ricci, Minnie Driver, Mckenna Grace, Eric Morgan Stuart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Krystal Joy Brown, John DiMaggio, Paul Scheer, Reid Scott, Tom Kenny, Jason Watkins, Gary Anthony Williams, Dan Donohue, David Krumholtz, Haley Joel Osment, and Toby Stephens. All ten episodes of Batman: Caped Crusader premiere on Prime Video on August 1, 2024. Check out the trailer below. [end-mark] The post Things Take a Noir Turn in <i>Batman: Caped Crusader</i> Trailer appeared first on Reactor.

Movies & TV Star Wars: The Acolyte The Acolyte Hits a Few Major Reveals in “Night” Did you guess who the mysterious Sith would be? By Emmet Asher-Perrin | Published on June 26, 2024 Image: Disney+ Comment 0 Share New Share Image: Disney+ Okay, but they really do need to explain the lightsaber shortage issue. Recap Image: Disney+ Osha wakes to find Mae’s master fighting all the Jedi in the forest. They are all dropping like flies, and Yord gets injured. He tells Osha to run and she listens, with the Sith following. Sol finds them, asks who the Sith is, and admits that he finds him familiar. They begin to fight as Yord takes Osha back to the ship. Mae runs into Jecki; they begin to duel as Jecki tries to arrest her. Yord talks to Osha about how the Sith can get in your head, something that Osha admits her mother could do to Jedi. Jecki finally defeats Mae, but the Sith appears and they duel. Mae runs way and the Sith follows. When he accuses her of being weak and nearly strikes her down, Sol intervenes and Jecki arrives as well. The two of them fight the Sith as Osha gets contact from Mae and knows that they need to go back. She turns on her light to attract the moth creatures and heads back with Yord. Jecki manages to get the Sith’s helmet off right as he stabs her multiple times in turn. Jecki falls and reveals the Sith to be none other than Qimir. Qimir grabs Mae by the throat and taunts Sol for attempting to attack when his back is turned. Sol discards his saber and asks what he wants. Qimir insists that he wants freedom to use his power how he likes, and to have a pupil, but Mae betrayed him. Yord goes to attack Qimir and recognizes him when he sees his face. Qimir kills Yord. Sol and Qimir begin a hand-to-hand fight, but when Sol gets the upper hand and nearly executes Qimir with his lightsaber, Osha stops him. She attaches part of PIP to Qimir so that its bright light will call the moth creatures. They carry him away. Osha asks Sol why Qimir said she shouldn’t trust him. He promises to explain, but Mae comes back and stuns him. She takes Osha away to have a talk, but the two argue about what happened and what they’ve each done. Mae begs Osha to choose her this time, thinking Osha has been brainwashed by the Jedi. Osha tells Mae that she’s a criminal, so Mae knocks her out, cuts her own hair, and takes Osha’s clothes, pretending to be her. She finds Sol, who asks where her sister is. She claims that her sister is gone. They leave together. Qimir finds Osha, healing her wound and covering her with a blanket. Commentary Image: Disney+ Called it. The bare arms made it even more obvious, which is genuinely funny. If you enjoy shouting “Those are Jason Mendoza’s arms!” at the TV, anyway. And for my next trick: I don’t think any of this quite played out the way we saw it. If the point is to channel Rashomon, and we’ve clearly got combating points of view all over the place, I think the confusion in this episode is a piece of that. And I think that red dust all over the ground has something to do with it. Qimir is great at poisons and alchemy, right? The choice to showcase that dust—which seems to come from nowhere—and also depict it following that path he used to shove everyone out of the way? (Which he also didn’t need to do, since his whole plan was clearly to run into the woods to make the ground harder for a large group to fight on?) That’s sus. The sudden death matches are also pretty suspect, given that we’ve got three episodes left, and so was Sol’s anger: He’s the Jedi Master of Feelings, as we’ve already seen, but the fact that Osha had to remind him to back down in that situation feels like more than just emotional manipulation on Qimir’s part. I think everyone was under the influence of something for the majority of this episode. Whether it affected their moods, their abilities, or their perception, I couldn’t say, but I’m not trusting anything that just happened as the full story. Also, Sol absolutely knows that Mae swapped places with her sister. Osha used to be his Padawan; he knows her more deeply through the Force and would be able to recognize her. He pointedly asked “Where is your sister?” instead of “Where is Mae?” You can’t just cut your hair and fool this man. Please. The fight choreography continues to be a high point for this show, and I was so happy to see someone finally use terrain when fighting a group to their advantage. Heading into a densely forested area to prevent being easily surrounding on all sides! Using the trees as their own forms of shielding because no one wants to accidentally cut one down in the midst of a duel! (Also, they gave Jecki an Ahsoka moment with her double green blades—I shrieked.) I’m still curious as to what exactly was happening to the lightsabers when they shorted, though. A lot of things can cause that outage. It was unclear if it was environmental, perceptual, or if use of the Force was interfering. This was another half-episode, and I really wish they glued it together into one. It took us way too long to reach that reveal; not having a week between the parts would have helped. (Though I stand by my previous complaint that the most preferable way to unfold this would have taken much longer over seasons of television.) But the thing that tweaks at me the most is continuing to mess with the relationship between Osha and Mae due to both characters never once bothering to say “Wait, this is what I thought happened—what do you think happened?” There is enough time in this scene that I just don’t buy it never coming up. It’s a very common television problem, but you can write things in such a way that it’s easier to believe no one is arriving at the obvious. Even if I still wish folks would stop doing it altogether. Also, why do people keep using arguments like “You’re a criminal!” in dialogue like this? Osha’s upset because she thinks her sister murdered their whole family and then a few more Jedi—I don’t think crime is the primary issue here. On Qimir’s end we’ve got some good stuff, though. How often has a Sith popped up with “Look, I’m pissed that you won’t let me practice my dark arts over in the corner, and that’s the reason you’ve all got to die”? He’s presenting it as a philosophy issue, or even a form of religious persecution. This doesn’t mean we should give the dark side a shot, but it’s fun to see a different form of narrative manipulation from the Sith. You’re just being so unfair to him, y’all. He made his own helmet and everything. How is the sister-swap going to pay off? Hopefully we’ll get a longer episode next week to find out. Spanners and Sabers Image: Disney+ Qimir doesn’t want to take off his helmet so Sol can read his thoughts? Are we… are we literally Magneto-ing all Sith now? They use the helmets because it makes them less susceptible to Jedi mind stuff? That’s ridiculous, and I will laugh frequently about it if this is a thing they commit to. The way Yord says “You” and Qimir says “Surprise”—they’re about to launch an entire ship on a two-word exchange, and I am here for it. I know this was not the point, but when Mae cut her locs with the lightsaber, all I could think about was how she’d probably smell like burning hair for a while, and that would be a pretty big giveaway. Also funny to probably only me: When this show started and I realized Stenberg was playing twins, I thought “Oh, it’s the Star Wars version of The Parent Trap.” And then Mae proceeds to cut her hair to look like her sister… just like in The Parent Trap. Bazil saved PIP! Lil guys gotta stick together in this great big universe. We’ll tune back in to Galactic Parent Trap next week! [end-mark] The post <i>The Acolyte</i> Hits a Few Major Reveals in “Night” appeared first on Reactor.

While you’re looking to open the bunker for the “She never let down” calling card in Warzone, you may run into Mutations. This guide will cover all the Mutation Powers in Warzone Resurgence, and how to get them.  Warzone Resurgence: All Mutation Powers – explained These mutations are a great way to make the fights go in your favor and add another element to combat. With these new Mutation Powers, you’re going to have to use newer strategies just to overcome a player equipped with one.  Image: Activision All Mutant Powers in Warzone Sludge Sling: As you throw sludge grenades they disperse a toxic gas. If enemies are caught in the gas, they get slowed down and also take damage. I placed this one at the top of the list because it might be easily avoidable if you can see it coming. But if you get caught in the blast radius, things will go south for you and your squad. Mutant Leap: This is a charged jump that helps you cover a good distance. ...

Modern Warfare 3 Season 4’s Mutation Mode adds a new spin to the traditional MW3 multiplayer. The issue is things can get complicated when modifiers come into effect. Here are all the Altered Strain Augments in Modern Warfare 3’s Altered Strain Event, ranked so you can stay ahead of the pack. How to unlock Augmentations in Mutation Mode MW3 Mutation is a limited-time mode, and there’s a little more to it than meets the eye. You can unlock Augments for your Mutant form by collecting Mutated DNA Samples from fallen opponents. Screenshot: PC Invasion The samples are color-coded and at the time of writing, you cannot earn Yellow or Red DNA. You need Yellow and Red Samples to unlock Augmentations, and you can view progress for these unlocks in the Altered Strain section of the Events page. We will update this guide if we find any cheeky strategies for earning samples quickly. What do all the Altered Strain Augments do in Modern Warfare 3? Augments in ...

In Season Four of Modern Warfare 3, you have the chance to become a mutant. There are more than one, and this guide will show you the best Mutant class Mutation Mode in Modern Warfare 3. Modern Warfare 3: Best Mutant class to use in Mutation Mode Currently, there are four Mutant classes to pick from. Out of the four, the Radioactive Beast is the best mutant class to use. First, you are half dog and half human. Out the gates, that has to be the coolest thing about this class. When you’re in this form, you charge at enemies and do devastating damage. This can help you get any of the new Woods skin variants. So I highly recommend opting for this class. Image: Activision On top of being a crazed beast, you’ll also heal and increase the speed of your teammates. Additionally, when you howl, you reveal the location of the enemy team on the minimap for your entire team to see. Note, that it doesn’t show the entire enemy team, just any enemy near you. Think of it as the UAV dr...

Collecting altered DNA in Mutation Mode for Modern Warfare 3 can change how you fight. However, knowing the best ways in MW3 to farm DNA samples for the Altered Strain Event can take you far.  MW3: Fastest way to get altered DNA samples during Modern Warfare 3 Altered Strain Event The best way to farm the DNA samples in the Altered Strain event, is by collecting them from fallen enemies or caches while playing the Mutant Mode of MW3, Warzone Resurgence, and Zombies which runs from June 26 to July 24. If you’ve participated in the Critical Countdown Event where you need to get DNA samples, then you know the drill. Image: Activision If you play well and get tons of kills, samples could come with ease. I would recommend playing between medium and smaller-sized maps. That way, you can run into enemies more often than not.  Earning these DNA samples might give you a few Augmentations to make your selected Mutant class stronger.   All Augmentations explained...

Rep. John Curtis won the Republican Senate primary in Utah on Tuesday against Trump-endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs and former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, The Associated Press projected. Curtis, who has served in Congress since 2017, won against Staggs and Wilson, according the AP projection. Curtis is now favored to win former Republican presidential nominee and Sen. Mitt Romney’s seat following his retirement. Curtis, who was favored to win in many polls, was briefly registered as a Democrat and ran an unsuccessful campaign against Republican candidate Curt Bramble in 2000 for state Senate, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. He returned to the Republican Party in 2007 and has remained in the GOP since then. Despite polling significantly behind Curtis, Staggs was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and other influential Republicans, including Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump praised Staggs for being “MAGA all the way” and said Staggs “is all about America First” in a video endorsement. I'm honored to have the endorsement of Donald Trump! pic.twitter.com/Ry2n1mS9rE— Mayor Trent Staggs (@MayorStaggs) April 27, 2024 Staggs was also endorsed by the Utah Republican Party, winning the most votes at the state convention just hours after earning Trump’s endorsement, according to Politico. Ahead of the voting, Curtis led Staggs by 20 points according to a Noble Predictive Insights poll from June, and was leading Wilson by 23 points according to a June HarrisX poll. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post GOP Rep Wins Primary Against Trump-Backed Candidate in Race to Replace Mitt Romney appeared first on The Daily Signal.