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Two weeks ago, Ben Affleck announced he was leaving Baz Luhrman’s Great Gatsby to direct his third featue – true-life thriller Argo . Set to direct and star, the film will based on a 2007 Wired magazine article written by Joshuah Bearman , titled ‘How The CIA Used A Fake …

J.J. Abrams has given details on what Brad Bird brings to the table for the fourth Mission: Impossible film. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol marks Brad Bird’s live action debut after having won Oscars for both of his Pixar animated films, Ratatouille and The Incredibles . Fans have yet to see …

THQ has confirmed the cancellation of Saints Row: Drive By, a PSN and XBLA off-shoot of thefarcical GTA-esque crime title that was set to precedethe full-onSaints Rowsequel later this year. Rumors of Drive By’s demise began after fans found the game listed as canceled on the LinkedIn profile belonging to …

THQ’s investor calls are always good for a few newsworthy nuggets, and yesterday’s fourth quarter 2011 chat led by CEO Brian Farrell lived up to this reputation by revealing details of the publisher’s plans for future Homefront DLC, uDraw ports and a strong 2012 lineup. Among the call’s highlights was …

The first full-length trailer for Conan The Barbarian has swept online. And despite some impressive scope-boosting visuals, there are distinct echoes of The Scorpion King to be found in its beefy hero fighting silly-looking foes in sandy landscapes. Jason Momoa plays the titular Conan, tagging the role from Arnold Schwarzenegger. …

Though Sony declined to testify to Congress at today’s hearing regarding the PSN/SOE intrusion which compromised millions of users’ data, Sony Computer Entertainment of America chairman Kazuo Hirai has revealed new details on the attack in an 8-page letter (opens in new tab) to members of Congress. According to the …

Bethesda has confirmed the arrival of three new DLC packs for Fallout: New Vegas, as well as its affinity for naming post-apocalypticadventures after depressing country songs. Entitled Honest Hearts, Old World Blues and Lonesome Road, the New Vegas add-ons will arrive in May, June and July respectively, and will release …

Tom Hiddleston gave great villain as evil god Loki in the newly-released Thor , and we should expect to see more of him in The Avengers. Joss Whedon’s comic adap, which unites Hulk, Thor, Captain America and Iron Man, is currently deep in production (despite script leak problems). And according …

Larry David has been recruited to play a nun in The Farrelly Brothers’ new Three Stooges movie. The former Seinfeld writer and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm has signed on to play Mother Mengele, the “unfortunate” nun who oversees the orphanage where the Stooges are raised. That means you can …

Back To The Future director Robert Zemeckis could finally be making a return to live-action filmmaking after years spent crafting mo-cap movies. With his CG Yellow Submarine remake cancelled by Disney after the poor returns of Mars Needs Moms , Zemeckis has reportedly been thinking about wending his way back …