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It’s been revealed that God Of War Ragnarok originally had a very different plan for Kratos. At the end of 2018’s God Of War, protagonist Kratos sees a mural prophesying his own death, and the same image makes a reappearance early on in Ragnarok. In a new interview with MinnMax, narrative director at Sony Santa Monica, Matt Sophos spoke about Kratos’ promised demise. “There was the earliest, earliest draft of an outline that we had come up with, that we took to Kratos died in the Thor fight at the very beginning of the…

Frank (Murray Bartlett) in The Last of Us.Image: HBOAfter its first two episodes, everyone knew The Last of Us was good, but episode three really put things on a whole new level. Titled “Long, Long Time,” the extended flashback beautifully told the love story of Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett), two men who fall in love and prove that good things are possible in a world where evil lurks around every corner. It’s been praised all over the internet for the past two days but, apparently, there’s more episode…

After Jennifer Lawrence skyrocketed to stardom after she volunteered as a tribute for the Hunger Games movies, you’d think the leading role in the next one would be a no-brainer for anyone that was asked. However, as Rachel Zegler, the star of the upcoming prequel, recently revealed, she initially turned down the role of Lucy Gray Baird before coming to her senses. 21-year-old Rachel Zegler has had a whirlwind few years. After being hand-picked by Steven Spielberg to star in his version of West Side Story, the actress is…

According to Sonic the Hedgehog's original designer, Sonic's look derived from an earlier design of a young boy with spiky blue hair who could, of course, run very quickly.On Twitter, Sonic artist and designer Naoto Ohshima shared concept art for a never-released game called Twin Stars, alongside some early Sonic art. He described the game as "an action game about twin brothers who protect the dream world from Nightmare World's boss 'Thirteen.'"I made a draft of the game. An action game about twin…

Google Stadia isn’t officially dead yet, but the end is nigh: the game streaming service will shut down for good in just a couple of weeks, on 18 January.  That’s bad timing for Asus, which just unveiled the Chromebook Vibe CX34 Flip: a Google-powered gaming device that was originally intended to bear the Stadia branding, and still features a white body with bright orange accented WASD keys that are a dead match for the defunct Stadia visuals.  Fortunately Asus had just enough time to adapt to Stadia’s…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRian Johnson, the writer and director of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, has revealed he was originally opposed to the film’s big twist.The film, a sequel to the 2019 murder mystery Knives Out, starred Daniel Craig as ace detective Benoit Blanc, Edward Norton as tech billionaire Miles Bron, and Janelle Monáe as Andi Brand, Bron’s former business partner.Released on Netflix around…

The lead character animator for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Ere Santos has some behind-the-scenes revelations about what the movie could’ve been. In an interview with The Direct, Santos discussed working on the original pitches on Across the Spider-Verse. At this stage, the movie was expected to be two-and-a-half hours compared to the nearly two-hour movie it’s reported to be now. “ ‘Wait, so this is what a two-and-a-half-hour movie?’ This is a really large story that they’re telling. And with all the arcs…

It’s no secret that Harry Styles is one of the most wildly popular young celebrities in the pop culture landscape. The One Direction alum has generations of fans at this point, and has a super busy career as both a pop star and actor. And his former bandmate Louis Tomlison recently spoke about why he was originally “bothered” by just how much Styles has skyrocketed.One Direction was a sensation at the height of its popularity, making stars out of every member of the group. They’ve each gone on to release solo music,…

Screenshot: Disney+The creatively cruel ways the Empire tortures Rebels have been vividly showcased on Andor, like floors with the power to fry people. But there’s none more disturbing than Imperial Security Bureau officer Dedra Meero’s weapon of choice: headphones that play the sounds of a species that can transmit their painful death rattles to any living thing through their cries. 01:05Star Wars: Shatterpoint Announcement TrailerToday 1:23PM02:27The First Things To Do In VR, Part 3Today 9:39AMYeah, that one has risen…

Bayonetta 3 was originally designed as a “semi open-world game” according to games journalist Imran Khan. Announced back in 2017 and finally released last week (October 28), rumours about Bayonetta 3 being open-world have constantly followed PlatinumGames’ action/adventure game. Those rumours were partially fuelled by comments made by head producer Atsushi Inaba who, in a 2018 interview, confirmed that missions wouldn’t follow a strict, chronological order. Now games journalist Imran Khan has claimed that at one point,…