Today is the last day to back Zeo Genesis, a skirmish wargame from legendary games creators Andy Chambers and Gav Thorpe.
The game features small teams of warriors fighting in Zeo-Forms, basically powered armoured battle-suits. Players field one or two of these mechs, plus a small support team. The game has been compared favourably to the likes of Kill Team. Gameplay evokes a very ’90s-era mech anime vibe. A free play test set of the rules can be found here.
Both Thorpe and Chambers are known for their work with Games Workshop’s Warhammer range. The actual game design was created by Andy Chambers, with the narrative elements added by Gav Thorpe. The latter is so prolific in this field that there is a drinking game named after him.
From electing a new Pope, to fighting off zombies, and now to The Hunger Games: Ralph Fiennes is stepping up as President Snow in Lionsgate’s Sunrise on the Reaping.
Ralph Fiennes will play the ruthless Panem dictator in Francis Lawrence’s upcoming film. He joins Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor and Ben Wang. The British actor, best known for Conclave and the Harry Potter franchise, will be stepping into a role previously portrayed by the late Donald Sutherland in the series’ first four films, and later by Tom Blyth as a younger version of the character in the prequel film The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
“We wanted to honour Donald Sutherland by having one of this generation’s greatest actors play President Snow 24 years before Katniss Everdeen entered the arena,” producer Nina Jacobson says. “Working with Ralph has been on my bucket list since he traumatised me for life in Schindler’sList. It’s genuinely a thrill to welcome him to the Hunger Games.”
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping lands in cinemas on November 20th, 2026, with Lawrence directing from a script by Billy Ray that adapts Suzanne Collins’ book. The novel returns readers to Panem on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games.
Cult comedy show Dimension 20 has launched the trailer for its latest season, which will be called Cloudward Ho! Dimension 20 is an actual play Dungeons and Dragons / TTRPG show that uses improv comedy and clever set design to draw audiences into a funny and clever world. The show is exclusive to the media streaming platform Dropout (formerly College Humour), though you can find clips on social media.
Cloudward Ho!, will star Dimension 20‘s main cast of players, fondly known as the Intrepid Heroes, who are Emily Axford, Lou Wilson, Siobhan Thompson, Ally Beardsley, Zac Oyama, and Brian Murphy. Their dungeon master is Brennan Lee Mulligan. Previous campaigns have had different themes, from Space Opera to Dark Fairy Tales. This new campaign appears to be twisted Steampunk / Skyship fantasy.
The show premieres on June 4 on Dropout. Episodes will be released weekly. Check out the trailer here.
Both screenings will feature Q&As at the end, for those who seek more arcane knowledge.
Fans of the Mythos can also catch the movie makers at Chaosium Con Australia in Melbourne, on 27-29 June, which is a full weekend of Cthulhu-connected gaming. You can find out more about the event here.
Ryan Kiera Armstrong will co-star opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot series, which has a pilot order at Hulu, Deadline reports. The fifteen-year-old actress will play the new slayer in the as-yet-untitled project, which Gellar executive produces as well as reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers.
Oscar winner Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, Eternals) is directing the pilot, written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman. There’s very little information available about the project, but it is being referred to as the next chapter in the Buffyverse, which comes from 20th Century Television and Searchlight TV. Armstrong’s character is being described as an introverted high-school student.
“From the moment I saw Ryan’s audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side,” Gellar said. “To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room.”
“I’m so honoured, thank you for trusting me,” Armstrong said through tears in a video call, when Gellar welcomed her to Sunnydale.
Ryan Kiera Armstrong previously acted in It: Chapter Two, The Tomorrow War, The Glorias, and the MCU’s Black Widow. She also played the lead in Firestarter, and starred opposite Nicolas Cage in The Old Way. In television, she had a major recurring role in Anne with an E, and in American Horror Story: Red Tide. She had a starring role opposite Jude Law in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
The new film focuses on the titular superhero, who made his way to Earth from the planet Krypton and grapples with his powers while blending in as Daily Planet journalist Clark Kent. The story follows his journey trying to reconcile his alien heritage with his human upbringing.
“It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks that kindness is old-fashioned,” Peter Safran stated previously.
The film co-stars Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Terence Rosemore as Otis, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion looking goofy in a blonde wig as Guy Gardner, and María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer. And of course, there’s Krypto the dog!
Krysten Ritter is reprising her role as Jessica Jones, the private eye with super strength, and will enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe by being cast in season two of Daredevil: Born Again. She joins Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, the two reuniting after the characters starred together in The Defenders.
Ritter starred in the eponymous Netflix series in the mid-2010s, generating well-deserved acclaim for her portrayal. She led the series for three seasons between 2015 and 2019, and starred in the limited crossover series The Defenders.
“It is so great to be back. Returning to Jessica after three seasons, and the Defenders and now joining the MCU. I am so excited to bring back this iconic character. Without giving too much away… there’s much in store for Jessica Jones – this is going to be an incredible season,” Ritter said this on stage at the Disney Upfronts presentation. Marvel executives remained secretive on whether other actors and characters from the Netflix television era, such as Mike Colter as Luke Cage and Finn Jones as Iron Fist, would pop up in the MCU in the future.
Added Charlie Cox: “Season 1 of Daredevil: Born Again was an incredible experience, and the response from fans and audiences has been overwhelming. The good news is we’re just getting started. We’re currently shooting Season 2, and it is heading in a bold new direction. I’m excited to finally suit up in the iconic black Daredevil suit – complete with the interlocking Ds on the chest. It’s something fans have been asking me about for over a decade, and that’s just the beginning of what we’ve got in store this season.”
Season two will pick up after the cliff-hanger of Daredevil: Born Again‘s first season, in which crime lord Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) consolidated his power and forced Matt Murdock to go underground and begin reaching out to allies to resist Fisk and his anti-vigilante task force. Jessica Jones will be part of that group of allies.
Bob Odenkirk returns as suburban husband, father and workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell in the new chapter to Nobody. After taking on the mob, Hutch remains $30 million in debt to the criminal organisation and is working it off with an unending string of hits on international thugs.
Much as he likes the slam-bang action of his “job,” Hutch and his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen) find themselves overworked and drifting apart. So, they decide to take their kids on a short getaway to Wild Bill’s Majestic Midway and Waterpark, the only place where Hutch and his brother Harry (RZA) vacationed as kids.
With Hutch’s dad (Christopher Lloyd) in tow, the family arrives in the small tourist town of Plummerville. But when a minor encounter with some town bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of a corrupt theme-park operator (John Ortiz) and his shady sheriff (Colin Hanks), Hutch finds himself the focus of the most unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss he (or anyone) has ever encountered (played by none other than Sharon Stone).
Nobody 2 is directed by Timo Tjahjanto from a screenplay by returning writer Derek Kolstad and by Aaron Rabin, from a story by Derek Kolstad.
Nobody 2 releases in UK cinemas on August 15th. Watch the trailer below:
The first episodic photos for Noah Hawley’s upcoming FX series Alien: Earth have been released, showcasing an ensemble cast led by Sydney Chandler.
The 8-episode season will premiere with two episodes on Tuesday, August 12th, on Hulu and the FX linear channel in the US, and via Disney+ internationally.
In Alien: Earth, “When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, “Wendy” (Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in FX’s Alien: Earth.
“In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold. In this Corporate Era, cyborgs (humans with both biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans. But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness).
“The first hybrid prototype, Wendy (Chandler), marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides with Prodigy City, Wendy and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.”
The cast also includes Timothy Olyphant (Kirsh), Alex Lawther (Hermit), Samuel Blenkin (Boy Kavalier), Babou Ceesay (Morrow), Adrian Edmondson (Atom Eins), David Rysdahl (Arthur Sylvia), Essie Davis (Dame Sylvia), Lily Newmark (Nibs), Erana James (Curly), Adarsh Gourav (Slightly), Jonathan Ajayi (Smee), Kit Young (Tootles), Diêm Camille (Siberian), Moe Bar-El (Rashidi), and Sandra Yi Sencindiver (Yutani).
Check out the images below:
(l-r) Jonathan Ajayi as Smee, Adarsh Gourav as Slightly, Sydney Chandler as Wendy, Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, Kit Young as Tootles, Erana James as Curly, Lily Newmark as Nibs. CR: FXSandra Yi Sencindiver as Yutani. CR: Patrick Brown/FX(l-r) Alex Lawther as Hermit, Diêm Camille as Siberian, Moe Bar-El as Rashidi. CR: Patrick Brown/FXSydney Chandler as Wendy. CR: Patrick Brown/FXAdrian Edmondson as Atom Eins. CR: Patrick Brown/FX(l-r) David Rysdahl as Arthur, Essie Davis as Dame Sylvia. CR: Patrick Brown/FXTimothy Olyphant as Kirsh. CR: Patrick Brown/FXAlex Lawther as Hermit. CR: FX Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier. CR: FXPictured: Sydney Chandler as Wendy. CR: FX
Isaac and Stewart portray Raoul and Alex, a married couple in glittering ’80s Los Angeles who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm. When they cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic Nameless (Olsen) and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills and violence.
The film is written by Andrew Kevin Walker, best known for penning Se7en, and is based on a story co-authored by Cosmatos and Walker. Adam McKay and Betsy Koch produce for Hyperobject Industries, alongside Gen Konstantinakos and Isaac for Mad Gene Media.
Flesh of the Gods marks the fourth collaboration between Cosmatos and XYZ Productions, as they produced the upcoming Miley Cyrus film Something Beautiful, which will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. They also have Nekrokosm in development with A24.
Olsen is best known for her role as Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlett Witch, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She was recently seen starring opposite Alicia Vikander in the thriller The Assessment.
